The best-selling novel We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is set to be adapted into a television series by Amazon Prime Video . The rights to the book were acquired in 2022 by Julie Plec's My So-Called Company and Universal Television.

This upcoming YA show, with its beach setting and large fan base, is already generating buzz. Here's everything we know about the We Were Liars TV series so far. Production status and release date We Were Liars series is currently in production and the first episode has already been filmed.

However, an official release date for the series has not yet been announced. The series is written and executive produced by Plec and MacKenzie, with Plec penning the first episode and MacKenzie writing the second. Additional executive producers include Emily Cummins for My So-Called Company and the novel's author, Lockhart.

Cast and characters of 'We Were Liars' The main cast includes Emily Alyn Lind ( Doctor Sleep ), Subham Maheshwari ( Haven Dust ), Esther McGregor ( High School ), and Joseph Zada ( Total Control ). They will portray the four central characters from Lockhart's novel. Mamie Gummer ( True Detective ), Caitlin FitzGerald ( Succession ), and Candice King ( The Vampire Diaries ) will also play lead roles as the three Sinclair sisters.

Wendy Crewson ( October Faction ) and Rahul Kohli ( The Fall of the House of Usher ) are also set to appear in recurring roles. Synopsis of 'We Were Liars' Goodreads describes the book as, "A beautiful and distingui.