Review · 5-episode relationship drama
Old Friends, New Sins review: the friend who refuses to take the bait
Verdict not scored yet scored once we rate its explicitness
Dasha lives well on her boyfriend's money, until bankruptcy threatens it. Her fix is to target his unflappable best friend, but he won't chase her, and the power starts running the other way. It runs five episodes, the first two free and the rest paid for with 36 tokens.
Quick facts
| Episode count | 5 |
|---|---|
| Free episodes | Episodes 1 and 2 |
| Locked (paid) episodes | 3, at 12 tokens each |
| Tokens to the finale | 36 |
| Cost of the full run | roughly $1.44 yearly, $3.24 quarterly and $5.04 monthly |
| Explicitness level | Not rated yet |
| Lead performer | None, a Candy original |
| Tags on Candy | None listed |
Dasha’s gamble
Dasha’s expensive tastes are funded by a boyfriend whose money is about to run out. Cutting back is not her style, so she makes a play for his best friend, a man with unusually steady nerves. That is where the story turns: he declines to pursue her, and his restraint shifts the power until she finds herself inside a secret she never saw coming.
Where it shines
Unusually, the setup gives its lead somewhere to travel. Dasha starts out calling the shots, with a transparent, fairly cold-blooded motive, and by the synopsis’s account she ends with the power in someone else’s hands. Most five-parters never try a turnaround like that; they tend to set a scene and leave it running.
Family taboo does not come into it at all. Nobody here is a step-relative; there is only money, friendship and a woman who believes she has everyone figured out. Everything hinges on the best friend saying no, a refreshing change from the many leads who fold at the first opening.
What’s missing
Without Candy tags, it is tough to gauge what kind of ride this is, and it is still waiting for its explicitness rating from us. The boyfriend himself gets no voice in the synopsis either. Since the friend’s loyalty is what the story rests on, a clearer picture of the friendship being tested would have helped.
What the free episodes show, and the price after
Episodes 1 and 2 cost you nothing and last long enough to find out if Dasha’s maneuvering keeps you hooked. After that, episodes 3 to 5 are 12 tokens apiece, 36 tokens in total, which in dollar terms is about $1.44 on yearly billing, $3.24 on quarterly and $5.04 on monthly.
Series that sit nearby
Close cousins of Old Friends, New Sins are hard to find, because the bulk of the catalogue revolves around family homes and offices. Among recent Candy originals at the same 36 tokens are My First Night Shift, My Father’s New Queen and Claimed by the Dragon Queen, none of which our scale has rated so far. For the picks we rate highest overall, see our best Candy AI Shorts ranking.
Right for you?
- Try it if you enjoy schemers, power that switches sides and a plot that stays free of family ties.
- Pass if you prefer a series whose tags and rating tell you its tone before you spend anything.
Final verdict
At its price point, Old Friends, New Sins has one of the sturdier premises around: the motive is plain and the reversal is part of the design. With no tags to go on it is a gamble, but a low-stakes one, and two free episodes are all it takes to learn whether Dasha earns your time.
Old Friends, New Sins: your questions, our answers
What's Old Friends, New Sins about, in a nutshell?
Dasha, a glamorous woman whose lavish lifestyle is threatened by her boyfriend’s bankruptcy, targets his rock-steady best friend. He refuses to chase her, the power moves to his side, and she ends up surrendering in secret.
How many episodes are there in Old Friends, New Sins?
There are five episodes. Nothing is charged for the first pair, while episodes 3 to 5 need 12 tokens apiece, 36 tokens for the whole series.
Where can you see the full Old Friends, New Sins series?
Only on Candy, where it costs 36 tokens, roughly $1.44 for a yearly subscriber. Copies elsewhere that promise the full story are generally just trailers or the two free episodes; our piece on leaks explains.
Why doesn't Old Friends, New Sins carry any Candy tags?
Candy has left it out of every one of its regular categories, which does not happen often. On the synopsis alone, it plays as a drama about money, loyalty and a relationship under strain, with no family taboo involved.