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. It aired in 2020 on

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Premise

Set in the island of

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, the plot follows Laura Munar ( Ángela Cremonte), a high school literature teacher who has dinner with Xavier Vera (

), a noted surgeon. She wakes up unwell the morning after, suspecting she had been drugged and raped.

Cast

Production and release

Produced by Atresmedia Studios, ''Mentiras'' is an adaptation of the British series ''Liar'', created by Harry and Jack Williams for ITV and Sundance TV. The shooting started by November 2019 and it took place in between Madrid and

, the series consists of six 50-minute long episodes. Marina Velázquez, Javier San Román, Tatiana Rodríguez and Camino López were charged with the adapted screenplay whereas Norberto López Amado and Curro Novallas directed the episodes. The series premiered on

on 19 April 2020, ending its broadcasting run on 24 May 2020. The series began a free-to-air run on

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on 12 January 2022.

References

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