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The Ties That Lie

The Ties That Lie

2025·52 Eps·Free 9 Eps

Synopsis

In the 1970s, Wendy Clark raises a boy Ryan Powell not her own with quiet devotion. Years later, as Ryan comes of age, buried secrets and long-lost ties resurface, threatening to unravel everything she’s built.

Vintage LovePlot TwistFamily Conflicts

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CAST

Gao Rui

Zhang Jinhua

Li Pengtao

Deng Jiayao

Ma Zixuan

Huo Yiran

Wang Binrong

李刘朋

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Episode 1 might make you go "what IS this lunatic" and bail. He's my favorite short-drama actor and even I hesitated. Please stay with it!! The acting is unreal, the way his eyes go, the way he smiles, each one gets me >_<

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My favorite of his modern-set work and honestly my favorite short drama full stop. You get the complete unhinged-psycho performance, and I'd say his acting leveled up here. If you're working through his filmography, this is the one.

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The plot is hard to follow and never really comes together. With all the flashbacks and dream sequences, the pacing has no tension at all…

Details

Where to watchNetShort

GenresVintage Love · Plot Twist · Family Conflicts

TypeLive-action

Release dateMarch 25, 2025

Episodes52 episodes

Free episodes9 ( NetShort )

Subtitles

1 platform · 4 languages

NetShortEnglish · 한국어 · 日本語 · 中文

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