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Prime Video’s The Girlfriend Gets ‘Really Serious’ in Episode 5 Says Cast, and You Won’t Believe Why
The six-episode series explores psychological tensions triggered by class deception and family conflict, with Robin Wright directing half the episodes, Amazon Prime announced.
- On September 10, 2025, Prime Video premiered The Girlfriend, releasing all six episodes worldwide at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET and starring Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke.
- Adapted from Michelle Frances's novel, the drama begins when Daniel brings home his new girlfriend Cherry, upending Laura's life in their St John's Wood mansion and Spanish holiday home.
- Over six episodes, the six-episode first season features a dual-perspective structure showing Laura and Cherry's viewpoints, exploring themes of grief, class conflict, maternal instinct, and female rivalry.
- Early reviews praise the show as binge-worthy and gripping, with critics noting Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke's performances and the tense perspectives likely to spark viewer debate.
- Viewers are left to decide who is the villain between Laura and Cherry, as a mid-season twist forces reassessment, while the show explores desires shaped by class and money.
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Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke 'go feral' in 'The Girlfriend.' But who's the real villain?
The co-stars discuss their new Prime Video psychological thriller series based on Michelle Frances' book, why it felt cathartic to channel anger and the open-ended finale.
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“If you heard my side of the story, you would see it differently,” says Robin Wright’s Laura in the trailer for new psychosexual thriller, The Girlfriend. Therein lies the Prime Video series’ entire premise: when you’re presented with two deeply opposing perspectives of the same events, who do you believe? House of Cards star Robin Wright is Laura, a London-based art curator with stacks of money in the bank. The mighty townhouse she shares with …
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