Moterys meluoja geriau (Women Lie Better) is a Lithuanian TV series produced by TV3. It is the most watched Lithuanian drama of all time.Televizijos reitingų viršūnėje – V. Šapranausko atminimui skirtos laidos The first season is based on a 2002 novel by Daiva VaitkevičiūtėDaiva Vaitkevičiūtė: „Ne aš sugalvojau, kad moterys meluoja geriau“ and follows four young women and their love interests. In later seasons, the series doesn't concentrate on them as much.Po Naujųjų per TV3 – "Moterys meluoja geriau" The first season was released in 2008 and continued for a total of 17 seasons, starring the lead actors Edita Užaitė, Inga Norkutė, Jūratė Budriūnaitė, Jurgita Jurkutė, Vytautas Šapranauskas, Agnė Šataitė, Ramūnas Rudokas, Marius Jampolskis, Gintarė Latvėnaitė, Nerijus Gadliauskas, Giedrius Savickas, Džiugas Siaurusaitis, Vitalija Mockevičiūtė and supporting re-occurring actors Goda Andriūnaitė, Sigitas Račkys, Darius Meškauskas, Arūnas Storpirštis, Jurijus Smoriginas, Goda Petkutė, Justina Nemanytė, Ridas Žirgulis, Ugnė Žirgulė, Arnas Ašmonas, Ineta Stasiulytė, Tomas Kliukas, Jonas Braškys, Kristina Andrejauskaitė, Aušra Štukytė, Edgar Bechter.

The series premiered on TV3 in Lithuania on February 4, 2008.

Moterys meluoja geriau follows the life of Kristina, a woman whose personal struggles with love and trust drive much of the series’ drama. Her romantic relationships are often complicated, filled with misunderstandings, betrayals, and emotional highs and lows. Alongside her story, the series explores the intertwined lives of her “so-called” best friends Meda and Margarita (Margo / Matrona), whose loyalty and intentions are not always genuine - and her cousin Jolanta, who arrives in the city seeking a fresh start but soon becomes the source of conflict for those around her due to own choices and entanglements adding further tension. The early seasons focus heavily on Kristina’s personal and romantic challenges, exploring her relationships and struggles with trust and loyalty. The show always touches upon her best friends Meda, Margarita, cousin Jolanta and other characters. As the series progresses, Meda’s storylines take on a more prominent role, with later seasons delving deeper into Meda's personal life and character development. Together, these intertwined narratives form the backbone of the show, blending themes of friendship, love, dishonesty, manipulation, betrayal, and personal growth.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Edita Užaitė as Kristina (seasons 1-4; 6-7) Inga Norkutė as Meda (seasons 1-17) Jūratė Budriūnaitė-Kamrazer as Margarita (Matrona / Margo) (seasons 1-4; 6-7) Jurgita Jurkutė as Jolanta (seasons 1-2) Agnė Šataitė as Ugnė (seasons 3–7; 12 and 14-16; recurring seasons 2 and 13) Ramūnas Rudokas as Marijus (seasons 1–7; 9–10; 12–17) Marius Jampolskis as Donatas (seasons 1–7; 9–10; 12–17) Vytautas Šapranauskas as Paulius (seasons 1-4) Nerijus Gadliauskas as Robertas “Robertėlis” (seasons 4–7, 9–17; recurring seasons 1–3) Gintarė Latvėnaitė as Jūratė (seasons 1-7, 15-17) Kristina Andrejauskaitė as Irena (seasons 5–7, 9–17; recurring seasons 2–4) Giedrius Savickas as Kovaldas (seasons 1-4) Evaldas Jaras as Adamas (season 8, 12–17; recurring season 7 and 10) Vitalija Mockevičiūtė as Galina (seasons 5–10, 12–17) Džiugas Siaurusaitis as Konstantinas (Kostia / Kostas) (seasons 4-10) Goda Petkutė as Laura (seasons 11–14) Justina Nemanytė as Solveiga (seasons 12, 14-16) Vaida Baranovė as Muzika (seasons 9, 12-15) Ridas Žirgulis as Kostas (seasons 13–17, recurring season 12) Ugnė Žirgulė as Regina (seasons 13–14, 16, recurring seasons 12, 15) Ineta Stasiulytė as Natalija (seasons 14-17, recurring season 13)

Cast overview For the first 15 seasons, the series used to have opening credits with current main actors, starting with season 16, opening credits are still used for some episodes, but all actors are put at the end credits under "Vaidino" aka "Starring" category.

Key Series regular Series guest No appearances 12345678910111213141516 Kristina Edita Užaitė Edita Užaitė MedaInga Norkutė Jolanta Jurgita Jurkutė Stand in Paulius Vytautas Šapranauskas Margarita Jūratė Budriūnaitė-Kamrazer Jūratė Budriūnaitė-Kamrazer Jūratė Budriūnaitė-Kamrazer Kovaldas Giedrius Savickas Dalius Sigitas Račkys Sigitas Račkys Sigitas Račkys Gintaras Darius Meškauskas Darius Meškauskas Silvestras Arūnas Storpirštis Arūnas Storpirštis Arūnas Storpirštis Arūnas Storpirštis Marijus Ramūnas Rudokas Ramūnas Rudokas Ramūnas Rudokas Donatas Marius Jampolskis Marius Jampolskis Marius Jampolskis Jūratė Gintarė Latvėnaitė Gintarė Latvėnaitė Gintarė Latvėnaitė Ričardas Regimantas Adomaitis Ugnė Agnė Šataitė Agnė Šataitė Agnė Šataitė Agnė Šataitė Agnė Šataitė Gustas Vytautas Anužis Vaidotas Tomas Kliukas Tomas Kliukas Robertas Nerijus Gadliauskas Nerijus Gadliauskas Nerijus Gadliauskas Vidas Jonas Braškys Jonas Braškys Jonas Braškys Jonas Braškys Irena Kristina Andrejauskaitė Kristina Andrejauskaitė Kristina Andrejauskaitė Feliksas Jurijus Smoriginas Jurijus Smoriginas Jurijus Smoriginas Jurijus Smoriginas Jurijus Smoriginas Jurijus Smoriginas Jurijus Smoriginas Vilma Vaida Genytė Aušra Štukytė Aušra Štukytė Emilis Vytas Caim Kostantinas Džiugas Siaurusaitis Džiugas Siaurusaitis Galina Unnamed Actress Vitalija Mockevičiūtė Vitalija Mockevičiūtė Vitalija Mockevičiūtė Česlovas Sakalas Uždavinys Sakalas Uždavinys Sakalas Uždavinys Vladimiras Andrius Žiurauskas Andrius Žiurauskas Andrius Žiurauskas Ieva Daiva Rudokaitė Daiva Rudokaitė Oksana Lina Rastokaitė Lina Rastokaitė Adamas Evaldas Jaras Evaldas Jaras Evaldas Jaras Evaldas Jaras Edmundas Rimantas Bagdzevičius Rimantas Bagdzevičius Rimantas Bagdzevičius Bronius Vaidas Jočys Deimantė Eglė Jackaitė Zigis Rimvydas Ambrazevičius Toma Justė Zinkevičiūtė Justė Zinkevičiūtė Virga Justina Žiogaitė-Butkienė Skaistė Anusevičiūtė Modestas Dainius Kazlauskas Dainius Kazlauskas Jorė Brigita Arsobaitė Ryčka Rokas Petrauskas Rokas Petrauskas Simas Andrius Paulavičius Kęstutis Jonas Gricius Laura Goda Petkutė Agota Asta Baukutė Solveiga Justina Nemanytė Justina Nemanytė Justina NemanytėIeva Vaida Lisikaitė Kostas Ridas Žirgulis Ridas Žirgulis Regina Ugnė Žirgulė Ugnė Žirgulė Ugnė Žirgulė Ugnė Žirgulė Natalija Ineta Stasiulytė Ineta StasiulytėMuzika Vaida Baranovė Vaida Baranovė Agnė Levickaitė Mindaugas Simonas Storpirštis Simonas StorpirštisDeividas Karolis Kasperavičius Karolis KasperavičiusMarta Aurelija Tamulytė Aurelija TamulytėŽydrūnas Gytis Pintulis Gytis Pintulis Agnė Deimantė Bubelytė Deimantė Bubelytė Martyna Akvilė Žirgulytė Akvilė Žirgulytė Stasikas Ričardas Bartašius Ričardas Bartašius Kristina Kristina Kazlauskaitė Kunigas Dendis Šarūnas Datenis Antanas Antanas Kišūnas

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2008 Sidabrinė gervė 2008Best male actor Marius Jampolskis „Sidabrinė gervė 2008“. Apdovanojimų ceremonija

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