Deception[1] is an American prime time soap opera[2][3] television series that aired on NBC.

The series, created by Liz Heldens, premiered on Monday, January 7, 2013.

[4] On May 8, 2013, NBC canceled the series after one season.

[5] When Vivian Bowers, a famous socialite, is found dead in a motel room from what appears to be a drug overdose, her estranged best friend Detective Joanna Locasto is re-embraced by the wealthy Bowers family.

In time, she begins to uncover the truth of what really happened to her friend and who was behind the death.