History Series / OneOfUsIsLying

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The cops look at Nate the most because of his criminal record.
** The core four aren't friends at the beginning of the series. So, they have a hard time trusting each other when they need to and tend to turn on each other ([[spoiler: like when Addy reveals to the cops that Bronwyn had Simon's laptop]]).
** The police get fed up with Bronwyn's meddling when she comes to them about Simon possibly killing himself and threaten to charge her, Cooper and Addy with obstruction of justice.
** The second season has Vanessa investigating Jake's disappearance via Instagram. When [[spoiler: Giselle, who claims to be Jake's mistress, dies]], she puts an end to her antics for a while, only to learn that NO ONE is taking what she is doing seriously, especially the police and the media.

** Nate and Bronwyn.

* TheBeard: Keely willing pretends she's Cooper's girlfriend to cover up that he's gay, as they're best friends.

** Janae tells Addy she's gender fluid in Season 2.

* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Janae is a cisgender girl in the book. Here, in Season 2 it's revealed Janae is gender fluid.

In the story, mystery surrounds Bayview High when five students walk into detention and only four walk out alive, leaving one dead just as he was about to reveal life-changing secrets about the others in a gossip app. Each of the students, Bronwyn, Addy, Nate and Cooper, had the opportunity and individual motives to murder their classmate, but all claim to be innocent as the case revolves around which one of them is lying.

* TheSnarkKnight: Janae is always ready with dry, very sarcastic remarks, with her default attitude being cynical and weary of others.

** Simon’s mom treats his ''funeral'' as a way to further her political career.

** Nate's mother not only thinks that he did it, but when [[spoiler: he is framed and arrested, she thoughtlessly speaks to the press about his case, exposing his criminal past and family history in the process.]]
* AccidentalPervert: Vanessa sneaks aboard Nate's yacht to investigate the Murder Club. As she's there, he comes back with Bronwyn, so she has to hide in a closet. Vanessa is mortified to see them make out and prepare for sex while she's hiding inside, trying to not look. However, they soon catch her when her phone vibrates before they've done anything further.
* AdaptedOut: Cooper’s friend Luis, Addy’s sister Ashton, and their former friend Olivia.
* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The solution to the murder hews very close to the book's, except for one thing: [[spoiler: Simon never intended to actually die. He planned to frame the four for ''attempted'' murder, with Jake making sure he got an [=EpiPen=] at the last minute, but Jake betrayed him.]]

** Inverted with his relationship with Keely — in the book he's not out to her and cheating on her with Kris, but in the series she's the first person he told and is willingly TheBeard, although it is unclear if she knows about Kris. [[spoiler: And Kris does ''not'' know about her.]]

* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Janae is a cisgender girl in the book. Here, in Season 2 it's revealed Janae is genderfluid.

** Zig-Zagged. Maeve in the books was always on Bronwyn’s side and would have never [[spoiler: given the hard drive to the police, knowing it would out Cooper.]] However, she still loves her sister and goes to many lengths to defend Bronwyn.

** [[spoiler: Heartbreakingly subverted with]] Cooper's dad. [[spoiler: He knows that Cooper is gay, and he's proud of him — for keeping it secret.]]
** Vanessa, though still the AlphaBitch, is friendly with Addy before her secret comes out. [[spoiler: She also has a much better reason to hate Addy, seeing as she was dating TJ.]] Additionally, [[spoiler: the added abortion plot line and her devotion to Mrs. Avery gives her a depth her book counterpart lacked.]]
* AdaptationalSexuality: [[spoiler: Janae, who's in love with Simon in the book, is gay in the series, and later,]] [[spoiler: Maeve, who's only shown interest in boys in the books, is interested in both Simon and Janae.]]

* BatterUp: Addy smashes Giselle's car up with a bat when Simon Says commands her to. However, as she was already mad at Giselle Addy leapt to obey.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Discussed and PlayedWith. Though actually both Cooper and Nate share the Brawn role (fitting two different stereotypes for this role) as Cooper is the jock while Nate's the resident bad boy.
->'''Cooper:''' Same. The Baywiew four theory.\\

** Bronwyn went from a perfect A-student to a struggling student, especially after [[spoiler: Nate is arrested.]]
** Addy: once the most popular girl in school known for her looks. Now, she is an outcast with short hair who is less afraid of what people think.

** Nate and Bronwyn has this... about seconds before Nate [[spoiler: is arrested for Simon's murder.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Jake is exposed as Simon's killer and the charges against Nate are dropped, but Jake ends up being shot while struggling over a gun with Cooper, Addy, and Janae, leading to a cover-up. Nate decides to stay away from Bronwyn, and everyone is avoiding each other while still being bullied and harassed by Vanessa via Instagram. Then, they all get a threatening text from Simon Says, stating that they should do what he wants or he'll reveal their secret.]]

* TheBreakfastPlot: Descontructed; the main plot start in a retention class with five different stereotyped students (the delinquent/bad boy, the overachiever, the jock, the popular girl and the loner). [[spoiler: But as one of them Simon dies, the plot turns more around murder investigation than actual bonding between students through their different backgrounds.]]

* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[spoiler: The first season ends with Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn, Nate and Janae all being targeted by a new stalker. Later so does the second season, with Fiona apparently poisoned in jail and some new person (perhaps Bronwyn) being murdered outside. This will never get resolved due to the show's cancellation.]]

** Janae tells Addy she's genderfluid in Season 2, and then her girlfriend Maeve too.

* {{Confessional}}: "Simon Says You Better Pray" opens with Vanessa going to confession, but not actually confessing anything, as her parents make her. It's apparently a one-year thing she does at their insistence. Vanessa mostly complains to the priest about all she's dealt with recently.

** Simon created his blog in order to take down people at school because [[spoiler: he used to be friends with Jake, who ditched him once he got abs.]]
** [[spoiler: Jake killed Simon and sets up the core four all because Addy cheated on him with TJ.]]

* FireForgedFriends: The core four. Deconstructed in that they spend most of the season not trusting each other.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: It is stated repeatedly throughout the season that Jake and Simon used to be friends, and he knew his way around Simon's room. Also, the stalker keeps on targeting Addy the most throughout the season before framing Nate. In the season finale, Jake is revealed to be the killer.]]

** Maeve [[spoiler: sent Simon sexy pictures because of her cancer leaving her feeling gross about her body. Simon made her feel better and more attractive.]]
** Jake is upset about [[spoiler: Addy cheating on him with TJ because his dad did the same thing to his mom.]]
** Finally, Nate [[spoiler: lies about his mom being dead because she abandoned him and his alcoholic and disabled father due to her own mental illnesses and addictions. This bad situation is what led to him selling drugs.]]

* HairContrastDuo: PlayedWith but subverted with Bronwyn and Addy. In-Universe, people think about the Bayview 4 theory (concerning Simon's murder) that Bronwyn is the calculating BrainyBrunette while Addy is the innocent DumbBlonde but the story shows they have HiddenDepths (Bronwyn is not TheAce as everyone thinks and Addy demonstrates she has some wits).

** Simon hates Nate because Nate sold [[spoiler: Janae]] the drugs they used to overdose. [[spoiler: Simon completely ignores that finding him and Maeve together was what triggered Janae to buy drugs in the first place, that she may have deliberately overdosed, and that Nate is the one whose first aid probably saved her life.]]
** [[spoiler: After chasing Addy into the woods, Jake blames her sleeping with TJ for everything, especially Simon's death. Never mind that he chose to kill Simon for recording their conversations about their scheme against Addy.]]
* NeverSplitTheParty: When Bronwyn wants to split up while they look for Maeve in "One Of Us Is Dancing" Janae asks her incredulously if she's [[GenreSavvy never watched horror movies]]. It's {{subverted}} though as nothing happens to them.

** After learning of [[spoiler: Janae's overdose, Simon goes over and apologizes to her for going after Maeve.]]
** Vanessa [[spoiler: tries to protect Ms. Avery from losing her job after the latter helped her get a secret abortion.]]

** In flashbacks, Both Cooper and Bronwyn give one each to Simon for his actions ([[spoiler: threatening to out Cooper and having sexually explicit pictures of Maeve.]])

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The main four, who are thrust together after the events of the pilot in detention, spend most of the season arguing and not trusting each other. Cooper especially wants nothing to do with the others [[spoiler: once Nate and Bronwyn reveal that that they had Simon's laptop before destroying it.]]

** [[spoiler:Maeve with Simon’s computer.]]

* WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame: The Murder Club go off to party at a queer warehouse event in Season 2 (though straight people also are welcomed). Janae is almost immediately greeted by a fellow nonbinary person, while partygoers wear lots of glitter with many revealing outfits.
* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: The whole season is about solving who killed Simon before any one of them is arrested. The murderer turns out to be [[spoiler: Jake]].

** [[spoiler: Janae was the one who was revealing their secrets at first on Simon's About That blog. She did it because she genuinely thought one of them killed Simon. She eventually had her access taken away from her.]]
** [[spoiler: Simon was in a relationship with Maeve.]]
** [[spoiler: Jake killed Simon because Simon recorded evidence that could reveal Jake as the mastermind behind the whole idea of Simon's poisoning.]]
* [[spoiler:Fiona it turns out is Simon Says in the second season.]]

** Bronwyn is the optimist (determinated, truth over rules).

** Bronwyn is the optimist (determinated, truth over rules)
** Nate is the apathetic (observer, enigmatic)
** Cooper is the cynic (skeptical, prioritizes his future over truth)
** Addy is the conflicted (influenceable , dependent of her boyfriend [[CharacterDevelopment at least for a while]]).

* FramingTheGuilty: The Murder Club decide the only way for them to save themselves is by framing Simon Says for Jake's murder. [[spoiler:It works, though they're still nearly all murdered first.]]

* BatterUp: Addy smashes Giselle's car up with the bat after Simon Says commands her to. However, as she was already mad at Giselle Addy leapt to obey.

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Fiona]] absolutely ''hates'' being called "crazy" or psycho, however much [[IResembleThatRemark it really fits her]] based on her unhinged, very violent behavior.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[spoiler: The season ends with Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn, Nate and Janae all being targeted by a new stalker.]]

** Addy is the conflicted (influenceable , dependent of her boyfriend [[CharacterDevelopment at least for a while]])

* SkinnyDipping: The Murder Clud do this while running into the ocean in Season 2.

** Janae tells Addy she's genderfluid in Season 2.

* BrainyBrunette: Bronwyn is a brunette honor student who's top of her class and aimed at attending Yale. Her grades start to slip under stress before and after the Simon Says drama. Bronwyn admits she cheated on an exam, which Simon Says used against her. Even so, she's definitely ver smart.

* AccidentalPervert: Vanessa sneaks aboard Nate's yacht to investigate the Murder Club. As she's there, he comes back with Bronwyn, so she has to hide in a closet. Vanessa is mortified to see them make out and prepare for sex while she's hiding inside, trying to not look. However, they soon catch her when her phone vibrates.