Class of Lies (American TV series)

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Class of Lies
GenreTeen drama
Created by Snapchat
Starring Peter Hamby
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Production location United States
Production company Snap
Original release
Network Snapchat
ReleaseOctober 10 (2018-10-10) –
October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)

Class of Lies is an American teen drama series created for Snapchat as part of their venture into scripted streaming content for mobile devices. [1] Developed as a joint venture between Snapchat and NBCUniversal, the show is executive produced by Mark Boal, who wrote and produced the Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker and the Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty. [2] [3] The series' main characters are Devon (Camille Ramsey) and Missy (Tatsumi Romano), best friends and college roommates who crack cold cases on their successful true-crime podcast. [4] [5] Their lives quickly turn upside down when their best friend disappears without a trace, leaving the two true-crime podcasters responsible for solving their most important case yet. [6] The series was written by Riverdale writer Tessa Leigh Williams [7] [8] and won the 2019 Writers Guild of America (WGA) award for Best Original Short Form New Media. [9] The entire series was filmed and edited vertically, as a way of introducing a new method of viewing streaming content. [10] [11] The series is among a list of shows branded as Snap Originals [12] and was the company's introduction to TV-like programming. [13] [14] Additionally, viewers are able to interact with the series through augmented reality features such as Show Portals, [15] which allow viewers to enter Missy and Devon's dorm room and explore the premises. [16] [17]

Contents

Cast and characters

Episodes

SeasonEpisode NumberEpisode Title
11A True Crime Mystery You Need To Watch [25]
12How to Find a Missing Person [26]
13Next Step: Interrogate the Roommate [27]
14Why You Should NEVER Trust the Roommate [28]
15Why You Shouldn't Flirt With the Dark Side... [29]
16Did Our Heroines Just Become Villains? [30]
17Devon's Hot Hookup Might Be the End of Her... [31]
18What Happens Next Will Shake You to Your Core [32]
19What Really Happened to the Missing Girls? [33]
110Find Out What Really Happened to Bea [34]
111Name a More Iconic Duo... We'll Wait. [35]
112This Finale Will Make Your Heart Race [36]

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