WhiteLiesisdescribedasan“urgentexplorationofraceandprivilege,inequalityandidentity.”SetinthewealthyneighbourhoodofBishopscourt,CapeTown,theseriesisdescribedasfollowinginvestigativejournalistEdieHansen(Dormer)asshegetscaughtupintheuglyunderbellythatliesbeneaththepicturesquebeautyofthecity,draggingherbacktoaturbulentpast.Followingherestrangedbrother’smurderinhisluxuryhome,Edie’sworldplungesdeeperintochaoswhenherbrother’steenagechildrenbecomeprimesuspectsforthecrime.AsEdieinvestigates,shefindsherselfatloggerheadswithveterandetectiveFortyBell(Daniels),andgrappleswiththecrumblinglocalpoliceforce,acorruptpoliticalsystem,andthesecretiveworldofextremeCapewealth.
