Right now you can watch We Were Liars in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch Emily Alyn Lind work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, We Were Liars earns its spot. We Were Liars treats its mystery as a means, not an end in itself. One year after a mysterious accident left her with amnesia, 17-year-old Cadence returns to Beechwood, an island off Martha's Vineyard, seeking answers. As three generations of the distinguished Sinclair family gather at their private summer utopia, no one will talk about the accident – neither her childhood friends "The Liars" nor her first love Gat, forcing her to uncover the truth herself. Credit to Emily Alyn Lind and Shubham Maheshwari for grounding it — this is a cast that earns the twists. It was aired in 2025. What makes We Were Liars hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find We Were Liars proves them wrong. Fans of Olive Kitteridge will recognise the sensibility here immediately. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Emily Alyn Lind's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.

We Were Liars is currently airing new episodes, created by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie — so there's no better time to catch up before the story moves forward. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.