Lindsay Lohan Stars in Hulu Thriller ‘Count My Lies’—Her First-Ever Lead TV Role: Everything to Know
According to the author, the plot came from a real-life interaction she had while on the playground
Lindsay Lohan is ready to make history—the Parent Trap and Mean Girls actress has just been cast in Hulu’s psychological thriller series Count My Lies, based on the bestselling novel by Sophie Stava. This marks Lohan’s first lead role in a TV series. Below, we have found everything you need to know about the adaptation, including details about Lohan’s role, the plot, and when you can expect to watch it. Scroll on for more.
What to know about the ‘Count my Lies’ TV show
On April 16, Deadline confirmed Hulu’s Count My Lies TV adaptation is in development, with Lindsay Lohan playing Violet Lockhart, a wealthy NYC mother who hires a suspiciously charming nanny.
The show is being developed by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the acclaimed duo behind This Is Us, which ran from 2016 to 2022 and starred Chrissy Metz and Mandy Moore, adding even more credibility to Hulu’s latest thriller drama.
“I’m freaking out,” Stava, the author, wrote on Instagram. “My heart is pounding, hands are shaking as I type this—not only did @20thcenturystudios option Count My Lies for a series in development with @hulu, written by the brilliant @iaptaker and @bergernight, but the wildly talented, gorgeous, fetchest of fetch @lindsaylohan is set to STAR! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! I am so grateful.”
As of publication, Lohan has not commented on the casting announcement, but she did collaborate with Deadline on their Instagram post highlighting the news.
What is ‘Count My Lies’ about?
Released in March 2025, Count My Lies is a twisty domestic thriller following Sloane Caraway, a woman with a troubled past who is hired by the wealthy Lockhart family—only for secrets to unravel with deadly consequences.
“So a few years ago, my kids were really little. We had this routine of going to the same park at the same time every day. And one day, there was a woman there who I’d never seen before. She also had two kids,” Stava told Good Morning America about the plot. “We naturally got to chatting and we hit it off instantly in the way that you hope to make friends as an adult, but really don’t often do. And so we excitedly exchanged numbers and said that we would get together again. But as we left, she walked out one gate and I walked out the other, [and] I had this sudden chilling thought, ‘What if the reason we got along so well is because she already knew things about me? What if it wasn’t a chance encounter? And what if she engineered the meeting?’ And I thought it would be such a fun story and I ran away with it.”
Count My Lies is the author’s first novel. It was named A Good Morning America Book Club pick and has over 15,000 reviews on Goodreads.
When will ‘Count My Lies’ be released?
While Hulu has not yet announced an official release date for Count My Lies, fans are eagerly awaiting Lohan’s small screen debut—and the suspenseful twists the thriller promises to deliver.
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