Sweet Little Liars (Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar)

Sweet Little Liars (Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar) (translated)

TV Series · 2015 · 21 people

Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar ("Sweet Little Liars") is the Turkish adaptation of the American series Pretty Little Liars, a teen mystery that mixes psychological thriller and drama. Made by O3 Medya, it launched on Star TV on July 6, 2015, and ran until October 3, 2015, closing with its thirteenth episode. The American original is credited to I. Marlene King.

The story centers on a group of girls who spend a dark night out together, during which their friend Açelya goes missing. A year on, the four who remain reunite when they learn she is dead, and soon an unknown figure calling themselves "A" begins sending messages that threaten to expose the secrets they have kept. The cast is led by Şükrü Özyıldız, Bensu Soral, Büşra Develi, Melisa Şenolsun, Dilan Çiçek Deniz, Beste Kökdemir and Burak Deniz, with Alperen Duymaz, Merve Çağıran and Özge Özacar in supporting parts.

Cem Karcı directed, Elif Usman Ergüden wrote the scripts and Onur Güvenatam produced. Several of the young actors later worked together again: Dilan Çiçek Deniz and Burak Deniz in Yarım Kalan Aşklar and Kal, Dilan Çiçek Deniz and Alperen Duymaz in Çukur and Bodrum Masalı, and Şükrü Özyıldız and Büşra Develi in Akıncı.

DirectorCem Karcı
Production companyO3 Medya
NetworkStar TV

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AI-assisted editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives. They are not reader reviews; those are below.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A missing friend, a mysterious "A" and pressure that ramps up with every message: that set-up is right up my street. The tense moments land and the episode endings push you straight into the next one. But when the teen-drama side drags on, the pace drops. Ending after thirteen episodes cuts both ways; it's a quick watch, yet it feels like the story had more room to run.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

This one isn't for young children. It centers on a teenage girl who disappears and is later found to be dead, plus an unknown figure threatening her friends with their secrets. The psychological tension gets heavy at times. High-school-age teens will enjoy it, but it helps to have a parent watching too. It's also a good starting point for talking about friendship, honesty and the cost of keeping secrets.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Say "Pretty Little Liars adaptation" and expectations inevitably rise; Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar meets some of them thanks to its young cast. The bond between the four friends is believable, and the messages from "A" add a fresh hook every episode. But a short life of 13 episodes leaves the characters no room to deepen; the show ends just as it's warming up. Going back to it now has a bonus, too: it's an early shared project for young actors who later reunited in Çukur, Kal and Akıncı.

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