The Deceived

The Deceived

TV-MA2020•45m•5.1/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.1/10(26)

English student Ophelia falls in love with her married lecturer, seeing in him all the answers to her needs. When their affair is interrupted by a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind.

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Production

New Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 3, 2020

Last Aired

August 6, 2020

Networks

5

Created By

Lisa McGee, Tobias Beer

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2020-08-03

Ophelia and her English lecturer, Michael, begin an affair. When he leaves Cambridge without warning, she decides to confront him on his home turf.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2020-08-04

Ophelia's shaken after a ghostly encounter at Michael’s family home, while people close to Michael question his handling of a recent tragedy.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2020-08-05

When Ophelia learns that a fellow female student has been declared missing, she begins to have doubts about Michael. Others start digging deeper too.

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2020-08-06

Fearing for her safety, Ophelia desperately seeks help. Amid shocking revelations, she questions everything that's happened since she met Michael.

Cast

Emily Reid

Emily Reid

Ophelia

Emmett Scanlan

Emmett Scanlan

Michael

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Sean

Catherine Walker

Catherine Walker

Roisin

Eleanor Methven

Eleanor Methven

Mary Mulvery

Shelley Conn

Shelley Conn

Ruth

Dempsey Bovell

Dempsey Bovell

Matthew

Lloyd Everitt

Lloyd Everitt

Richard

Saffron Coomber

Saffron Coomber

Annabelle

Cathy Brennan Bradley

Sheila

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