We Were Liars is a show based off a book series by E.Lockheart  . There are three main series books that go with We were liars including the original book  we were liars. they are called , We Were Lairs , Family Of Lairs, and  We Fell Apart. and  family of liars is a prequel to the original we were liars story. Currently  There is one season that is the first book we were lairs  it. takes place in the same settibng as in the book, During summer on a private island off of Martha's vineyard. The story is told like a fairy tale to sum it up every episode during the show. The liars are Gat, Cady, johnny, and Mirren they are teens that are seeing the truth of their family for the first time.  You can watch the show on Prime video with prime subscription or buying and renting it.  We were liars is a heart thump with each episode and i hope after reading this you'll watch it too. It is classifed as psychological horror