A Couple of Lies premieres on Netflix on October 30, 2026. The four-part Swedish psychological thriller stars Emma Appleton, Fares Fares, Frida Gustavsson, and Jakob Oftebro as two couples whose international home swap becomes a dangerous game of surveillance, manipulation, and mistrust.
A Couple of Lies at a glance
- Netflix release date: October 30, 2026.
- Episode count: four episodes in a limited series.
- Main cast: Emma Appleton, Fares Fares, Frida Gustavsson, and Jakob Oftebro.
- Story: a Stockholm archipelago couple swaps homes with strangers in Sicily and discovers that neither relationship is what it appears to be.
- Based on: Stefan Ahnhem’s novel A Couple of Lies.
- Format: Swedish psychological thriller and Netflix limited series.
What is A Couple of Lies about?
Helene, played by Frida Gustavsson, and Carl, played by Fares Fares, leave their home in Stockholm’s archipelago for a villa in Sicily. Their hosts are Scarlett, played by Emma Appleton, and Adam, played by Jakob Oftebro. The couples have never met before agreeing to exchange homes for several weeks.
The arrangement begins as a dream escape, but unsettling details in the two houses expose secrets and hidden betrayals. Netflix frames the story around surveillance, manipulation, and mistrust, with each couple forced to question both the strangers living in their home and the partner beside them. The official synopsis does not reveal which discoveries drive the danger, so the premise can be explained without spoiling the mystery.
Who is in the A Couple of Lies cast?
- Emma Appleton as Scarlett: one half of the couple offering the Sicilian villa.
- Fares Fares as Carl: Helene’s partner and one of the visitors trading the Stockholm archipelago for Sicily.
- Frida Gustavsson as Helene: Carl’s partner and the other traveler entering the unfamiliar home.
- Jakob Oftebro as Adam: Scarlett’s partner and the other half of the home-swap couple.
Netflix also lists Diarmuid Noyes, Magnus Krepper, Anna Bjelkerud, and Lars Väringer in the key cast. Their character names and story roles have not been announced, so assigning them identities based on first-look photos would be speculation. Pixel Twelve keeps those actors linked to the series by name and will add roles only when Netflix identifies them.
Is A Couple of Lies based on a book?
Yes. The limited series adapts Stefan Ahnhem’s novel A Couple of Lies. Amanda Högberg is the head writer, working with Axel Stjärne on the screen adaptation. Netflix has not described how closely the four episodes follow the book or whether the television ending changes any part of the original mystery.
How many episodes are in A Couple of Lies?
A Couple of Lies has four episodes and is presented as a limited series. Netflix has not published individual episode titles, runtimes, directors by episode, or a release schedule beyond the October 30 premiere. The official announcement does not explicitly say whether all four episodes arrive at once, so that should not be assumed until the title page exposes the full episode list.
Who made the Netflix series?
Kasper Barfoed directs A Couple of Lies. Amanda Högberg serves as head writer, with Axel Stjärne also adapting the novel. Frida Asp and Fatima Varhos produce for Asp Varhos, the company behind other Netflix productions including Love & Anarchy, Barracuda Queens, and Deliver Me.
That team is confirmed directly by Netflix. The platform has not announced a composer, cinematographer, full department list, or additional directors. Production credits that appear later should be attached to the same series page rather than treated as a separate announcement.
Is there an A Couple of Lies trailer?
Netflix has released first-look images and an official video clip under the Swedish title BYTET. The Netflix Nordic upload is region-restricted and may show as unavailable outside its intended market, so Pixel Twelve does not embed it here. Netflix has not announced a separately labeled teaser or main trailer.
What Netflix has not announced yet
- Exact release time: October 30 is confirmed, but a time by region is not.
- Episode titles and runtimes: the four-part order is confirmed; the individual details are not.
- Supporting character names: four additional actors are confirmed without roles.
- Full trailer: Netflix has published a region-restricted official clip and first-look gallery, not a video labeled as the main trailer.
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