TV series

Ordinary Lies

2015–2016 · 2 seasons

A quietly tense workplace drama where small deceptions snowball, leaving you uneasy and waiting for each secret to crack open.

Overview: Exploring what happens when a bunch of white lies spiral out of control and the effect it has on an ordinary group of colleagues and friends.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, guilt, work, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
guilt
work
betrayal
conspiracy
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild