I'm the Heiress My Roommate Pretended to Be

This is the kind of guilty-pleasure serial that knows exactly what it is. On the surface this is a Concealed Identity serial, but underneath it is a story about obsession, loyalty and consequences — and "I'm the Heiress My Roommate Pretended to Be" plays both layers for all they are worth.

Told first-person with a wink: freshman Ivy Calloway wants a quiet college life, but roommate Mia mocks her thrift-store clothes while bragging about a billionaire online boyfriend — using stolen photos of Ivy herself. The catfish is real, the catfishee is the actual heiress, and the show milks the dramatic irony for everything it is worth. Watching the lie get untangled is the entire treat.

Tropes on the menu: hidden identity, counterattack. Come for the premise, stay for the whiplash — every episode ends with a reason to hit next.