White Lies is described as an “urgent exploration of race and privilege, inequality and identity.” Set in the wealthy neighbourhood of Bishopscourt, Cape Town, the series is described as following investigative journalist Edie Hansen (Dormer) as she gets caught up in the ugly underbelly that lies beneath the picturesque beauty of the city, dragging her back to a turbulent past....。该剧根据药丸岳小说《恶党》改编,讲述侦探社佐伯修一在年幼时,姐姐惨遭杀害。他在经手几件凶杀案之后,开始调查当年姐姐被杀害的案件。。