TV series
The Lying Game
Overview
Emma, a kind-hearted foster kid who can't catch a break, finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton, who - unlike Emma - was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. After their initial meeting, Sutton talks Emma into stepping into her life for a few days while she pursues a lead on their birth mother. Initially excited to do this favor for her sister, Emma soon learns that Sutton has gone missing and could be in trouble. Now, Emma must decide whether to come clean to Sutton's family and risk her own safety in the hope of uncovering her twin sister's true whereabouts, along with the truth about why they were separated in the first place.
Details
- First air date
- 2011-08-15
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 30 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Network
- ABC Family
- Production
- Alloy Entertainment, Warner Horizon Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alexandra Chando as Emma Becker / Sutton Mercer
- Alice Greczyn as Madeline Rybak
- Helen Slater as Kristin Mercer
- Blair Redford as Ethan Whitehorse
- Andy Buckley as Dr. Ted Mercer
- Allie Gonino as Laurel Mercer
- Adrian Pasdar as Alec Rybak
- Christian Alexander as Thayer Rybak
- Tyler Christopher as Dan Whitehorse
- Kirsten Zien as Charlotte Chamberlin
- Sharon Pierre-Louis as Nisha Randall
- Charisma Carpenter as Ann Rebecca Sewell
Creators and crew
- Fred Gerber - Creator
- Fred Gerber - Producer
- Wendey Stanzler - Director
- Michael Grossman - Director
- Stacy Rukeyser - Writer
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