Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Candice King will lead the cast of Amazon Prime’s upcoming series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars, Deadline reports.
Lockhart’s young adult novel, published by Delacorte in 2014, tells the story of the Sinclairs, a wealthy family fighting for survival after a personal tragedy. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus praised the book as “riveting, brutal and beautifully told.”
Gummer (The Good Wife) will star as Carrie, the eldest Sinclair daughter, while FitzGerald (Masters of Sex) will play Penny Sinclair and King (The Vampire Diaries) will take on the role of Bess.
News of the adaptation was announced last year. It will be written by Julie Plec, the Vampire Diaries producer, and Carina Adly MacKenzie, the creator of the series Roswell, New Mexico. Plec, MacKenzie, and Lockhart will be executive producers on the series.
Lockhart shared news of the casting on Instagram, writing, “Here we go! Announcing the most wonderful versions of the Sinclair sisters I can imagine.…More on our amazing cast is coming soon. We shoot this summer on Beechwood Island [the novel’s fictional Massachusetts setting].”
King also posted about the adaptation on Instagram, writing, “I devoured #WeWereLiars and could not be more thrilled to be a part of bringing this story to life as Bess Sinclair.”
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
