TV series

House of Lies

2022 · 1 season

A slow-burning, uneasy mystery that keeps you guessing as secrets unravel in a claustrophobic apartment setting.

Overview: Ji-Na works as a contract employee at a hotel. She appears to live a normal life, but, internally, she is filled with an inferiority complex. One day, she hears that her older sister Ji-Hyun is missing. Ji-Na goes to Rose Mansion Apartment, where her parents live. There, she faces unexpected cases. She can't trust the residents at Rose Mansion, who seem suspicious. Ji-Na seeks out the truth in her sister's disappearance with the help of Detective Min-Soo . Min-Soo is the only one who believes Ji-Na.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
family
isolation
greed
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none