Robin Wright vs. Olivia Cooke: Prime Video's The Girlfriend Is a Psychological War You Can't Look Away From
Starring Robin Wright (House of Cards, Forrest Gump) and Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon, Sound of Metal), The Girlfriend is based on the best-selling novel by Michelle Frances and will be available exclusively on Prime Video.
A Picture-Perfect Life Fractures Under a Smile
Front and center is the eponymous Laura, played by Wright, who appears to live a life without flaws: a brilliant career, a wealthy and adoring husband, and a good relationship with her indulgent sole child, Daniel, played by Christopher Laurie Davidson. A veneer of perfection fissures in Laura's life, however, when Daniel returns home from college with his new girlfriend, Cherry (Cooke), a gorgeous and apparently lovely woman, Laura cannot understand and cannot even trust herself with.
What begins as quiet apprehension quickly becomes obsession as Laura more and more thinks Cherry to be something other than she claims to be. Is Cherry an evil gold digger? Or is Laura an artist misplacing her own terrors and losing touch with reality?
Like in those classic psychological thrillers, the line between reality and fantasy will become blurred, each of the characters keeping secrets, harboring their own wounds, and even playing manipulative games with the others to stay alive or get revenge.
'Truth is in the eye of the beholder,' the trailer ominously suggests, hinting at each episode raising the stakes.
Starring alongside Wright and Cooke is a star-studded ensemble cast including:
Laurie Davidson (Will, Cats) as Daniel
Waleed Zuaiter (Baghdad Central) as Howard
Tayna Moodie (Sherwood) as Isabella
Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Tourist) as Brigitte
Karen Henthorn (Coronation Street) as Tracey
Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral) as Lilith
Leo Suter (Vikings: Valhalla) as Nicholas
Francesca Corney (The Last Full Measure) as Millie
This exceptional cast will deliver strong performances that will keep viewers captivated in a world of suspicion, manipulation, and dysfunctional family relationships.
The Girlfriend is produced by Imaginarium Productions and Amazon MGM Studios, with a team of heavyweight creatives attached to the show. Executive producers are:
Robin Wright
Jonathan Cavendish
Caroline Norris
Will Tennant
Phil Robertson
John Zois
Dave Clarke
Gabbie Asher
Michelle Frances, author of the source novel
The series is available for TV adaptation by Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher, and the episodes are written by a robust team of writers that includes Polly Cavendish, Helen Kingston, Marek Horn, Ava Wong Davies, Isis Davis, Smita Bhide, and Matt Evans.
The teaser trailer, released this morning, is not one to get bogged down in establishing a climate of icy tension. It is packed full of silent domestic spaces invaded by guilt-stricken glances, mysterious interchanges between Laura and Cherry, and flashes of dangerous uncertainty, all backed by an atmospheric score.
Robin Wright's commanding presence dominates the screen as a tightly wound mom, and Olivia Cooke radiates mystery as the girlfriend whose smile might just be concealing a blade. The trailer eliminates any uncertainty: The Girlfriend isn't just a jealousy-driven thriller. It's a study in identity, power, and the debilitating fear that you might not really know the person at dinner opposite you.
As psychological thrillers continue to dominate prestige television with titles such as The Undoing, Sharp Objects, or The Night Manager, Prime Video has clearly found its next slow-burn success. With Robin Wright's return to leading a series and Olivia Cooke's rapidly increasing star power, The Girlfriend is already one of the most suspenseful, watercooler-worthy shows of the year.
Seek out fan theories, Twitter buzz, and more than a few screaming-at-the-TV moments when The Girlfriend debuts all six episodes on September 10.
Watch the teaser trailer now on Prime Video and hang in there for further sneak peeks as the premiere approaches.
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