Let Me Tell You A Few White Lies
White Lies – premiering on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) on 7 March at 8pm on DStv Channel 101) – is an urgent exploration of power and privilege, inequality and identity. A stunning ‘whodunnit?’ set amidst the contrasting beauty and squalor of Cape Town, White Lies sees a series of unlikely characters entangled in a riveting, twisted murder mystery.
Episode 1 Synopsis:
Businessman Andrew McKenzie (Langley Kirkwood) is shot dead in his Bishopscourt mansion and his wife, Olivia, is bludgeoned into a coma. Investigative journalist Edie Hansen (Natalie Dormer) arrives at the scene, but she’s not chasing a story – Andrew was her brother. She immediately clashes with Detective Forty Bell (Brendon Daniels), whose career has already been blighted by her journalistic pen.
Edie immediately sets about investigating the case, while simultaneously being forced to establish a relationship with the couple’s children, Daniel and Jamie – who have never met their Aunt. Forty has his suspicions about the murder, but with security cameras cut and no witnesses, where can he turn for hard facts?
Watch out for:
The McKenzies’ neighbours, Werner (Warrick Grier) and Nonzi (Katlego Lebogang) Weber, reacting to the murder in the unlikeliest of fashions.
White Lies is produced by Harriet Gavshon and Nimrod Geva for Quizzical Pictures, with Dormer and screenplay writer Darel Bristow-Bovey also serving as executive producers. The series’ lead director is The Wound’s John Trengove, alongside Thati Pele (Lerato), Catharine Cooke (Reyka) and Christiaan Olwagen (Poppie Nongena, Kanarie). The series is created by Sean Steinberg with UK casting by matt Western right. Julie Hodge is executive producing on behalf of Fremantle, who is also distributing the series internationally.
White Lies eight-part series premieres on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) on Thursday, 7 March at 8pm and will be available on DStv Stream, and is also available on DStv Catch Up after broadcast.
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