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Secrets and Lies
Season 2 Premiere - Sunday, September 25th at 9pm ET/8pm CT
about
The explosive power of people's secrets and lies will once again take center stage in season two of ABC's hit drama, Secrets and Lies. No matter who you are, everyone has secrets and everybody tells lies. What will people do to keep their most intimate, devastating indiscretions from ruining their lives?
The unflappable and formidable Detective Andrea Cornell (Juliette Lewis) is back. She is the smartest person in the room — always. But that isn't to say that she isn't hiding something behind that slight hint of sadness in her eyes and a deceptive look of disconcerting calm. Once she has a suspect in her crosshairs, she doesn't let go.
Secrets and Lies is an American mystery anthology television series based on the Australian television series of the same name, and developed for American television by Barbie Kligman. Secrets and Lies premiered on ABC on March 1, 2015.
The first season centers on Ben Crawford (Ryan Phillippe), who becomes the prime suspect in the death of a young boy. The second season follows Eric Warner (Michael Ealy), a newly married heir to his family's private equity firm, when his wife Kate is murdered. Juliette Lewis co-stars as Detective Andrea Cornell, who is investigating both cases.
The series was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2015. The second season has been announced for ABC's fall 2016 lineup and will premiere on September 25, 2016.
production
Secrets and Lies was given its initial 10-episode series commitment in October of 2013. Barbie Kligman was brought in as executive producer and showrunner while the producers from the original series, Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, serve as executive producers. On May 9, 2014, Secrets and Lies was picked up by ABC to air as a mid-season entry during the 2014–15 season.
plot summary
Season one
Ben Crawford is a self-employed decorator, married to Christy with whom he has two daughters, Natalie, 16, and Abby, 12. His best friend, Dave, lives in their summer house. While out for an early morning run, Ben discovers the body of five year old Tom, son of neighbor Jess, estranged from husband Scott, who is in the military. Tom was evidently taken from his bed into the woods, and killed by six blows to the head from a flashlight. Detective Cornell is convinced Ben is the killer; he cannot prove his innocence as he had been out drinking with Dave following a fight with Christy over her suspicion of an affair with Jess, and suffered a blackout. The Crawford's suffer media intrusion and are shunned by the community; a misunderstanding leads to a falling-out with Dave. Tom was in fact Ben's son, the result of a one-night affair, only revealed to him after DNA tests by police. Ben conducts his own investigations, leading to false accusations against Scott and other neighbors. He is manipulated by one reporter, Arthur, who is looking to take down Cornell, and kidnapped by a neighbor, Kevin, a former CIA operative, who attempts to extract a confession through torture. The rift with Dave is repaired only after he confesses to spiking his drink, and together they retrace his steps. It's enough to convince Cornell to consider other suspects, although by this time Ben's marriage has fallen apart. After sleeping with Jess once more, Ben discovers she is bipolar; convinced she is the killer and wrongly assuming she has now kidnapped Abby, she counters that with a false accusation of rape. Independently of each other, Cornell and Ben discover the awful truth that Tom was killed by Abby. She confesses to her family that it was an accident, a failed plan to hide Tom for a short while to make it appear he was missing, to induce Scott to come home and prevent her father leaving for Jess. Ben decides to confess to the murder to protect Abby, despite the protestations of Cornell, who is convinced Abby will kill again and vows to put her away. Abby reveals her plan all along had been to drown Tom, in the hope it would make Jess move away.
Season two
Eric Warner (Michael Ealy), a newly married heir to his family's private equity firm, is under suspicion from Detective Cornell when his wife Kate (Jordana Brewster) is murdered.
cast and characters
Regular/Season 1
Ryan Phillippe as Ben Crawford
Juliette Lewis as Detective Andrea Cornell
KaDee Strickland as Christy Crawford
Natalie Martinez as Jess Murphy
Dan Fogler as Dave Lindsey
Indiana Evans as Natalie Crawford
Belle Shouse as Abby Crawford
Recurring/Season 1
Steven Brand as Joseph Richardson
Kate Ashfield as Vanessa Richardson
Greg Alan Williams as Kevin Haynes
Denise Dowse as Elaine Williams
Meaghan Rath as Nicole Mullen
Melissa Gilbert as Lisa Daly
Regular/Season 2
Michael Ealy as Eric Warner
Juliette Lewis as Detective Andrea Cornell
Jordana Brewster as Kate Warner
Mekia Cox as Amanda Warner
Charlie Barnett as Patrick Warner
Kenny Johnson as Danny
Terry O'Quinn as John Warner
Recurring/Season 2
AnnaLynne McCord as Melanie Warner
meet the cast
Detective Andrea Cornell
Played by Juliette Lewis
Eric Warner
Played by Michael Ealy
John Warner
Played by Terry O'Quinn
Amanda Warner
Played by Mekia Cox
Patrick Warner
Played by Charlie Barnett
Danny Voss
Played by Kenny Johnson
Kate Warner
Played by Jordana Brewster
Season 2 Premiere - Sunday, September 25th at 9pm ET/8pm CT

about
The explosive power of people's secrets and lies will once again take center stage in season two of ABC's hit drama, Secrets and Lies. No matter who you are, everyone has secrets and everybody tells lies. What will people do to keep their most intimate, devastating indiscretions from ruining their lives?
The unflappable and formidable Detective Andrea Cornell (Juliette Lewis) is back. She is the smartest person in the room — always. But that isn't to say that she isn't hiding something behind that slight hint of sadness in her eyes and a deceptive look of disconcerting calm. Once she has a suspect in her crosshairs, she doesn't let go.
Secrets and Lies is an American mystery anthology television series based on the Australian television series of the same name, and developed for American television by Barbie Kligman. Secrets and Lies premiered on ABC on March 1, 2015.
The first season centers on Ben Crawford (Ryan Phillippe), who becomes the prime suspect in the death of a young boy. The second season follows Eric Warner (Michael Ealy), a newly married heir to his family's private equity firm, when his wife Kate is murdered. Juliette Lewis co-stars as Detective Andrea Cornell, who is investigating both cases.
The series was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2015. The second season has been announced for ABC's fall 2016 lineup and will premiere on September 25, 2016.
production
Secrets and Lies was given its initial 10-episode series commitment in October of 2013. Barbie Kligman was brought in as executive producer and showrunner while the producers from the original series, Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield, serve as executive producers. On May 9, 2014, Secrets and Lies was picked up by ABC to air as a mid-season entry during the 2014–15 season.
plot summary
Season one
Ben Crawford is a self-employed decorator, married to Christy with whom he has two daughters, Natalie, 16, and Abby, 12. His best friend, Dave, lives in their summer house. While out for an early morning run, Ben discovers the body of five year old Tom, son of neighbor Jess, estranged from husband Scott, who is in the military. Tom was evidently taken from his bed into the woods, and killed by six blows to the head from a flashlight. Detective Cornell is convinced Ben is the killer; he cannot prove his innocence as he had been out drinking with Dave following a fight with Christy over her suspicion of an affair with Jess, and suffered a blackout. The Crawford's suffer media intrusion and are shunned by the community; a misunderstanding leads to a falling-out with Dave. Tom was in fact Ben's son, the result of a one-night affair, only revealed to him after DNA tests by police. Ben conducts his own investigations, leading to false accusations against Scott and other neighbors. He is manipulated by one reporter, Arthur, who is looking to take down Cornell, and kidnapped by a neighbor, Kevin, a former CIA operative, who attempts to extract a confession through torture. The rift with Dave is repaired only after he confesses to spiking his drink, and together they retrace his steps. It's enough to convince Cornell to consider other suspects, although by this time Ben's marriage has fallen apart. After sleeping with Jess once more, Ben discovers she is bipolar; convinced she is the killer and wrongly assuming she has now kidnapped Abby, she counters that with a false accusation of rape. Independently of each other, Cornell and Ben discover the awful truth that Tom was killed by Abby. She confesses to her family that it was an accident, a failed plan to hide Tom for a short while to make it appear he was missing, to induce Scott to come home and prevent her father leaving for Jess. Ben decides to confess to the murder to protect Abby, despite the protestations of Cornell, who is convinced Abby will kill again and vows to put her away. Abby reveals her plan all along had been to drown Tom, in the hope it would make Jess move away.
Season two
Eric Warner (Michael Ealy), a newly married heir to his family's private equity firm, is under suspicion from Detective Cornell when his wife Kate (Jordana Brewster) is murdered.
cast and characters
Regular/Season 1
Ryan Phillippe as Ben Crawford
Juliette Lewis as Detective Andrea Cornell
KaDee Strickland as Christy Crawford
Natalie Martinez as Jess Murphy
Dan Fogler as Dave Lindsey
Indiana Evans as Natalie Crawford
Belle Shouse as Abby Crawford
Recurring/Season 1
Steven Brand as Joseph Richardson
Kate Ashfield as Vanessa Richardson
Greg Alan Williams as Kevin Haynes
Denise Dowse as Elaine Williams
Meaghan Rath as Nicole Mullen
Melissa Gilbert as Lisa Daly
Regular/Season 2
Michael Ealy as Eric Warner
Juliette Lewis as Detective Andrea Cornell
Jordana Brewster as Kate Warner
Mekia Cox as Amanda Warner
Charlie Barnett as Patrick Warner
Kenny Johnson as Danny
Terry O'Quinn as John Warner
Recurring/Season 2
AnnaLynne McCord as Melanie Warner
meet the cast
Detective Andrea Cornell
Played by Juliette Lewis
Eric Warner
Played by Michael Ealy
John Warner
Played by Terry O'Quinn
Amanda Warner
Played by Mekia Cox
Patrick Warner
Played by Charlie Barnett
Danny Voss
Played by Kenny Johnson
Kate Warner
Played by Jordana Brewster