One of Us Is Lying (TV Series)

**One of Us Is Lying** is an American drama television series based on Karen M. McManus' novel of the same name. It premiered on Peacock on October 7, 2021 and released as a *Netflix Original* on February 18, 2022.

On January 14, 2021, it was announced via social media that Peacock renewed the series for a second season.

## Synopsis

*One Of Us Is Lying* is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.

## Cast

### Main

* Marianly Tejada as Bronwyn
* Cooper van Grootel as Nate
* Annalisa Cochrane as Addy
* Chibuikem Uche as Cooper
* Jessica McLeod as Janae
* Barrett Carnahan as Jake
* Melissa Collazo as Maeve
* Mark McKenna as Simon

### Recurring

* Martin Bobb-Semple as Evan Nieman
* Karim Diané as Kris Greene
* George Ferrier as TJ Forrester
* Miles J. Harvey as Lucas Clay
* Zenia Marshall as Keely Moore
* Sara Thompson as Vanessa Clark
* Alimi Ballard as Kevin Clay

## Production

### Development

August 15, 2019, it was announced that Peacock has given a pilot order to *One of Us Is Lying*. This marked the first official pilot order for the streamer.

On August 12, 2020, it was announced that Peacock had given a series order to *One of Us is Lying*. Executive producers include Erica Saleh, Darío Madrona, John Sacchi and Matt Groesch. Additionally, Madrona would be the series' showrunner. Jennifer Morrison directed and produced the pilot. Production companies involved in the series include Universal Content Productions and 5 More Minutes Productions. The streamer gave the adaptation of Karen M. McManus’ novel an eight-episode order after ordering a pilot last year.

On January 14, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. Erica Saleh will take over as showrunner for the second season, replacing Darío Madrona, who will remain on the show as an executive producer.

### Casting

October 30, 2019, Peacock announced that Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Jessica McLeod, Barrett Carnahan and Melissa Collazo will lead the ensemble cast of the drama. July 16, 2021, Mark McKenna joined the cast in a series regular role. August 05, 2021, Martin Bobb-Semple, Karim Diané, George Ferrier, Miles J. Harvey, Zenia Marshall, Sara Thompson were cast as recurring characters in the series. On October 5, 2021, Alimi Ballard joined the series in a heavily recurring role.

## Trivia

* The streamer gave the adaptation of Karen M. McManus’ novel an eight-episode order after ordering a pilot in 2019.
* It marks the first of Peacock’s pilot orders to have been picked up to series.
* Erica Saleh wrote the pilot and executive produced.
* Jennifer Morrison directed and produced the pilot.
* The series was originally developed for E! before moving to NBCUniversal's fledgling streaming platform.
	+ The show has had a long road to pickup: Universal Studio Group's UCP won the rights to McManus' novel in 2017, originally setting it up at E!.
		- E! later exited the scripted business, and the project moved to Peacock in 2019.
* The first season was originally scheduled to release on February 4, 2022, however Netflix pushed it back to February 18, 2022.

## Gallery

### Videos

One of Us Is Lying - Official Teaser - Peacock OriginalOne of Us Is Lying - Official Trailer - Peacock Original
## External Links

* Follow One of Us Is Lying (TV Series) (@oneofusislyingpeacock) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘One Of Us Is Lying’ Renewed For Season 2 By Peacock With Developer Erica Saleh As New Showrunner
2. ↑ NBCU Streamer Orders ‘One Of Us Is Lying’ YA Mystery Drama Pilot Based On Book
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 ‘One Of Us Is Lying’: Peacock Orders Young-Adult Mystery Drama To Series; Darío Madrona To Showrun
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 ‘One Of Us Is Lying’: Peacock’s YA Mystery Drama Pilot Based On Book Sets Cast
5. ↑ ‘One Of Us Is Lying’: Mark McKenna Joins Peacock YA Mystery Drama As Series Regular
6. ↑ PEACOCK ORIGINAL DRAMA ‘ONE OF US IS LYING’ ROUNDS OUT RECURRING GUEST CAST
7. ↑ ‘One Of Us Is Lying’: Alimi Ballard Joins Peacock YA Drama Series
8. ↑ NBCU Streamer Orders ‘One Of Us Is Lying’ YA Mystery Drama Pilot Based On Book - 'Deadline'
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 'One of Us Is Lying' Nabs Series Order at Peacock -'HollywoodReporter'
10. ↑ Day 4 is gone!!! Now it's 18, 18, EIGHTEEN.