The Perfect Lie on Netflix: Release Date, Cast & Everything You Need to Know About the Dutch Thriller

Netflix’s next big international obsession has a premiere date — and it’s darker than anything Dutch TV has served up in a while.

The Perfect Lie (originally developed as The Dinner Club) is officially landing on Netflix worldwide on September 10, 2026. Based on Saskia Noort‘s bestselling thriller novel De Eetclub, this glossy Dutch mystery drama is the kind of slow-burn watch that’ll keep you up past midnight.

The Perfect Lie: Overview

What’s the Story About?

Karen relocates her family to the wealthy town of Bergen, hoping for a fresh start. They’re quickly welcomed into the Dinner Club — an elite circle of friends with beautiful homes, successful careers, and picture-perfect lives.

But when one of their villas burns down and their friend Evert dies in the fire, the cracks in this polished façade begin to show. Karen starts pulling at threads, only to discover a web of secrets, resentments, and lies hiding in plain sight. The closer she gets to the truth, the more danger she finds herself in.

Think Big Little Lies energy — but Dutch, and arguably even more unsettling.

Cast & Crew

The ensemble is stacked with familiar Dutch talent — Loes Haverkort, Teun Luijkx, Rifka Lodeizen, and Charlie Chan Dagelet (Mocro Maffia) lead the cast. The series is written by Dorien Goertzen and directed by Dana Nechushtan and Margien Rogaar, with production by Fiction Valley — the same studio behind Mocro Maffia and The Golden Hour.

Could This Become a Netflix Franchise?

Quite possibly. Noort’s De Eetclub is the first book in a trilogy, with sequels Debet (2013) and De Nazaten (2023) already published. If audiences bite — and they likely will — Netflix has plenty of source material to work with.

For more Netflix titles dropping this season, check out our latest OTT release roundup on Technosports and our Netflix movies & series tracker.

FAQs