The telenovela Desperate Lies delivers episode after episode of tense family drama with mounting secrets that threaten the already unstable marriage between Liana and Tomás, a couple expecting twins from two different fathers. If you’re thirsting for another drama with twists and turns about women and the children they’ve brought into the world, look no further. Read on to find more shows like Desperate Lies.

Pact of Silence

Who’s this influencer’s real mom? And will she pay for what she’s done? After her biological mother abandoned her at birth, Brenda (Camila Valero) had no choice but to grow up fast. Now she’s a successful social media star on a mission to find out who left her for dead. What she knows: The headmistress of her biological mother’s school once helped a group of four teens get rid of a baby. So Brenda’s tracking them down, one by one, to exact her revenge. Directed by Carlos Villegas Rosales (La Reina del Sur) and written by José Vicente Spataro (Relaciones Peligrosas), the Mexican telenovela Pact of Silence stars Valero (Unstoppable), Adriana Louvier (¡Que Viva México!), Marimar Vega (El Juego de las Llaves), and actor-singer Litzy (Who Killed Sara?). 

Read more about Pact of Silence in this guide. 

Pact of Silence

2023

My List

Watch

The Surrogacy

Will a high-powered family deny their involvement with a young surrogate? Yeni (Shaní Lozano), an Indigenous woman, becomes a surrogate for a couple from a prestigious family. But after giving birth, she wakes up alone with the baby in her arms. Yeni was abandoned because the baby was not “perfect” enough. When she realizes what’s happened, she threatens legal action and ends up entangled in the powerful family’s lies and corruption. Created by Aída Guajardo (Yo No Creo en los Hombres), the series The Surrogacy was directed by Walter Doehner (Empire of Lies) and Jorge Ríos Villanueva (El Señor de los Cielos). 

To learn more about the drama, check out this guide.

The Surrogacy

2023

My List

Watch

Triptych

Did this woman just find her long lost twin — or triplet? When Aleida (Maite Perroni) takes her doctor hostage and is subsequently shot by police, forensics agent Rebecca (also played by Perroni) is surprised by what she finds at the scene. Aleida, who survived, looks identical to Rebecca — and knows her name. They even have the same birthday. As Rebecca investigates her twin, she soon discovers the pair also share all of their DNA with a third sibling. Over time, Rebecca’s research reveals terrifying results about the trio that endanger everyone around them. 

To find out more about Triptych, check out this guide.

Triptych

2023

My List

Watch