Binge Fake on Paramount+
Binge Fake on Paramount+ – Keddie plays a writer who meets rancher Wenham on a dating app.
Thinking he’s ideal, she commits to him, only to find he’s misrepresented himself.
She uncovers his lies.
The web of deception woven by David Wenham’s shady Joe Burt sets pulses racing in this slow-building TV series inspired by Stephanie Wood’s memoir.
Storyline for Fake on Paramount+
Binge Fake on Paramount+ – It’s clear from early in this slow-building but eventually thrilling drama that something’s a little off about the man Asher Keddie’s food writer protagonist, Birdie Bell, has started dating.
David Wenham’s Joe Burt is a smooth operator and wealthy grazier who humblebrags about big business deals and life on a picturesque farm away from the city’s hustle bustle.
But he’s harboring some kind of secret; we’re told as much in the first episode when we hear him reminisce via voiceover narration that “you were on to me from the start”.
Keddie impresses from the start but it slowly becomes clear just how good this performance is delivered.
She does a brilliant job portraying a person who evolves from being indifferent about a potential relationship to completely immersed in it, desperately pained and filled with longing, wishing for things to be OK but knowing deep down she might be looking for love in the wrong place.
Episodes of Fake on Paramount+
S1.E1 ∙ Lanolin
Writer Birdie hopes for a love story when she matches with wealthy grazier Joe on a dating app. Despite a bad first date, she doubts her instincts and agrees to a second. As the chemistry escalates, Birdie swiftly starts falling in love.
Binge Fake on Paramount+ S1.E2 ∙ Stitches
Ahead of a trip Birdie shuts down a co-worker’s offer of a background check on Joe. When a family emergency pulls Joe away, he arranges a night at a luxury hotel, but it’s soured by sad news, and a glimpse of Joe’s ulterior motives.
S1.E3 ∙ The Blue Loon
Birdie, guided by her therapist, agrees to host her family on Joe’s boat despite her anxiety. As the day passes without Joe’s arrival, her turbulent romantic past becomes the day’s amusing narrative.
Binge Fake on Paramount+ S1.E4 ∙ Eldorado
Birdie interviews Tina’s family and learns that she had always been a fantasist. With this in mind, Birdie’s sure she understands Joe, when he makes grandiose promises about a magnificent property he plans to buy for them.
S1.E5 ∙ Love Kitten
Birdie is elated to attend Anton’s wedding with Joe, but their plans derail when Joe urgently needs funds for a property deposit. With their future hanging in the balance, Birdie rushes to gather the money before the deadline.
