![]() ![]() Andrea Cornell ( Juliette Lewis), a no-nonsense bloodhound who comes off as oddly unfeeling. Ben’s childhood friend, Dave ( Dan Fogler), lives in the back cottage courtesy of Ben - and though Dave’s free-spirited lifestyle annoys Christy, he’s good with the girls and a much-needed friend to Ben. From the outset, we get hints that Ben and Christy have been struggling in their long-term marriage. The Crawfords live on a tight-knit cul-de-sac that is about to have all of the title’s secrets and lies spill forth from it as the series works to document how suburban lives conceal as many skeletons as big-city lives (essentially the same idea is at play in American Crime, though that show has a much stronger emphasis on race).īen, a painter, is married to Christy ( KaDee Strickland), a local realtor, and they have two daughters, teenager Natalie ( Indiana Evans) and young Abby ( Belle Shouse). Phillippe is immediately likable and gives Ben that Everyman appeal, but since Ben found the body he’s naturally the first suspect. ![]() The American series, set in bucolic North Carolina and developed by Barbie Kligman, focuses on the murder of a 4-year-old boy named Tom, who is found in the woods by his neighbor, Ben Crawford ( Ryan Phillippe), while Ben is out on a morning run. Secrets and Lies will air first, on March 1, and it’s the American version of the Australian series Secrets & Lies, created by Stephen Irwin. ![]() Both series have impressive casts, are shot like small films and invest heavily in dark, multi-layered and challenging storytelling.Īnd while both have flaws that become clear (I’ve seen four of the 11 American Crime episodes and two of the 10 episodes of Secrets and Lies), there’s a quality here that makes the shows well worth your attention. 'American Horror Story' Season 12 Teaser Gives First Look at Kim Kardashianįor ABC, the swings it’s taking with Secrets and Lies and American Crime are big ones. ![]()
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