Fact Check: Will Desperate Lies have a season 2? Explained 

Desperate Lies (Pedaço de Mim in Portuguese) is a Brazilian drama series released on Netflix on July 5, 2024. The series follows an intricate plot where a married woman discovers her husband's extramarital affair and ventures into an unforeseen incident after trying to meet another man. She falls into a dilemma when she finds out that she is pregnant with twins, but due to a rare condition, the twins have different fathers.

The first season of Desperate Lies was a success since its debut on Netflix, prompting the question among fans whether it will be renewed for a second season or not. However, Netflix has confirmed that there will only be one season of Desperate Lies since it is a limited series, with the final episode counting as its conclusion.

Created by Ângela Chaves, the Brazilian series was filmed in Rio de Janeiro. It features prominent Brazilian telenovela stars like Juliana Paes, Vladimir Brichta, Paloma Duarte, and João Vitti, among others.

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Desperate Lies will only have one season, as confirmed by Netflix

Fans of the series on Netflix will have to make do with one season of Desperate Lies since the streaming platform has announced that it is a limited series. Limited series are restricted to a single season where the entire plot of a series is played out.

The first (and only season) of the Brazilian telenovela follows an expansive plot conveyed over 17 episodes. The plot portrays a long period of 17 years following the events surrounding the protagonist and her family. The story starts around 2006 and leads up to a conclusion in the year 2023.

Thus, the series has already concluded definitively, with little to take the story further. The 17 episodes deal with how the protagonist, Liana Azevedo Rosenthal (Juliana Paes), falls deeper into her pit of lies, trying to cover it up for the sake of her family.

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What is the plot of Desperate Lies?

The Brazilian telenovela has a unique story that follows an occupational therapist named Liana Rosenthal who discovers that her husband Tomás (Vladimir Brichta) is cheating on her amid a rough patch in their marriage.

She gets back at her husband by going out with her friend one night and ending up getting romantically involved with her friend's brother, Oscar (Felipe Abib). However, Oscar ends up s*xually assaulting Liana in an unfortunate turn of events. The plot thickens when Liana finds out that she is pregnant with a set of twins but due to a rare condition, the father of each of the children is different.

The telenovela follows how Liana keeps this news from her husband since the father of one of the twins is her r*pist, Oscar. The long series of events between 2006 and 2023 sees her twins grow up and a series of lies getting uncovered along the way, making for an interesting plot.

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Who is in the cast of Desperate Lies on Netflix?

The Netflix series features an ensemble cast of Brazilian actors. The lead role of Liana is played by Juliana Paes, as mentioned earlier. Joining her is Vladimir Brichta in the role of her husband, Tomás. The rest of the cast includes:

• Felipe Abib as Oscar, Débora’s sister and Liana's assaulter
• Palomma Duarte as Sílvia, Tomás’ sibling
• Martha Nowill as Débora, Liana’s best friend
• Yohama Eshima as Cláudia, Tomás’ mistress
• Enzo Diniz as young Marcos, Liana and Tomás’ son
• Theo de Almeida as young Mateus
• José Beltrão as teenage Marcos
• Pedro Manoel Nabuco as teenage Mateus
• Antônio Grassi as Jonas, Tomás’ father
• Mario Borges as Cezar, Oscar and Débora’s father
• Vitor Valle as Inácio, Tomás’ nephew
• Cláudia Porvedel as Nina
• Joana Kannenberg as Patrícia

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Desperate Lies is currently available for streaming on Netflix.