The Perfect Lie (2026)

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The one who's been lying is you.

After a heart-fluttering date, Joonho, a heart surgeon with a perfect smile, and Jisun, a free-spirited teacher-librarian, share a special night. The next day, they meet at a police station with completely different memories. A shocking polygraph result turns their lives upside down.

• Released: 2026-10-30
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Seasons: 1, 12 episodes
• Network: MBC
• Status: Returning Series
• TMDB rating: 10.0/10 from 1 votes

Created by Baek Jae-young.

Top cast

• Yoo Yeon-seok as Min Jun-ho
• Seo Hyun-jin as Kang Ji-seon
• Ok Ja-yeon as Lee Hwa-yeong
• Kim Ji-hyun as Kang Ji-eun
• Lee Chun-hee as Kim Hyeong-su
• Oh Dong-min as Park Joong-hyeon
• Kang Ji-yong as Min Hyeon-soo
• Jung Ji-woo as Joo Eun-hye
• Jung Seung-kil as Jang Doo-il
• Kim Bit as K-pop Emperor Hwang Woo-seong

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Perfect Lie

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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