Two wealthy couples opt for an alternative vacation: they will swap their respective homes for a few weeks. Thus, while Helene and Carl leave Stockholm to relocate to Sicily, Scarlett and Adam will embark on the reverse journey. Unfortunately, very soon the four realize that a simple romantic escape has gradually transformed into a strange open-eyed nightmare. In fact, living in someone else’s private space and feeling constantly watched will bring to the surface thoughts and unsettling traces, but above all it will create a climate of widespread mistrust: each of them gradually begins to suspect the distant guests and even their own partner. Lies Exchange is a Netflix thriller series that comes straight from Sweden to drag the viewer into a spiral of paranoia and betrayals. If this story captured you, here are a few other titles that could excite you in the same way.
Lies Exchange: Here are the similar TV series we recommend
- Obsession
- The Undoing
- Behind Her Eyes
Obsession
One renowned London surgeon, William, loses his head for a young woman, the enigmatic Anna, who just happens to be his son’s girlfriend. Their clandestine relationship, sustained mainly by a scorching passion, becomes a ticking time bomb: this love affair could explode at any moment, shattering the balances of all the people directly or indirectly involved. Obsession is a 2023 miniseries where, as in Lies Exchange, irrepressible feelings push the protagonists to go beyond the limits of common sense. Four episodes you should catch up on Netflix as soon as possible.
The Undoing
Grace has a flawless life: she is a famous Manhattan therapist, living with her beautiful family. Yet the enchantment breaks when the mother of a classmate of her son is brutally murdered, and at the same time her husband, Jonathan, a respected pediatric oncologist, disappears without a trace. It then emerges that he had a parallel relationship, and above all that he could be involved in the brutal crime. The Undoing is a 2020 miniseries starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant which, like Lies Exchange, probes the emotions of those who have the terrible sensation of not truly knowing their partner. Six episodes, available on HBO Max or on Prime Video with an added subscription.
Behind Her Eyes
A single mother who is desperately in need of money, Louise, falls in love with the new boss, a brooding psychiatrist. At the same time, she meets his wife, Adele, a young and fragile woman with strange obsessions, but above all with peculiar abilities. Louise then finds herself unwillingly trapped in a dangerous love triangle far more perilous than one could imagine. Behind Her Eyes is a 2021 TV series based on Sarah Pinborough’s novel of the same name; here, as in Lies Exchange, there is a constant sense of unease born from the dreadful suspicion that you cannot feel safe within the walls of your home. Six episodes you can catch on Netflix.
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