Concerned for Mattie's safety, Leni and Gina used the life swap plan so Gina could look after the baby and Leni could recover in LA. The twins became pregnant at the same time but Gina lost her baby and after Leni gave birth to Mattie she began suffering from postnatal depression and almost let the baby drown. Gina tried to distance herself from Leni as a teenager, moving to Los Angeles, meeting Charlie and embarking on her career as an author. The fall led to Claudia needing a wheelchair and ruined her relationship with Gina. We also find out that, when they were children, Gina took the blame for pushing their older sister Claudia over a railing when it was Leni who did it. New Netflix drama 'Echoes' tells the eerie story of identical twin sisters who secretly swap lives every year. Leni convinced Gina to break up with Dylan, blaming him for the blaze, though it is later revealed that she set the fire herself because she resented Dylan for taking Gina away from her.

A man who had been sleeping in the church died. The sisters have switched lives every year on their birthday and the 'Leni' who has disappeared is actually Gina, who has put in place an elaborate plan so she can run away with her high school boyfriend, Dylan, whose baby she is carrying.ĭylan and Gina were together when they were teenagers but broke up after a church that they were having sex in caught on fire. It is later revealed that Leni is not Leni at all-and is not missing. Leni and her husband Jack Beck ( Matt Bomer) lead a very different life to Gina and Charlie, running a farm and raising their daughter Mattie. She is forced to travel to her hometown of Mount Echo when the husband of her twin sister, Leni, calls to tell her Leni is missing.

What Happened in 'Echoes'?Īt the beginning of Echoes we are introduced to Gina McCleary, a successful author who lives in Los Angeles with her husband Charlie Davenport (played by Daniel Sunjata). Warning: The following contains major spoilers for all episodes of Echoes on Netflix. Michelle Monaghan stars as twins Leni and Gina in 'Echoes' on Netflix.

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