The series is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Karen M. McManus. The series premiered on Peacock on October 7, 2021, and was met with generally positive reviews from critics. In January 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.
At Bayview High, five students are given detention after Simon, Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn, Nate, and Bronwyn are killed. An anonymous user reveals the group's secrets on About That, and they try to work together to find the killer. They determine Addy's ex-boyfriend, Jake, killed Simon, but they accidentally shoot him.