What if a stalker thriller had two distinct and noticeably incongruent points of view, blurring the question of who’s stalking who?

That’s the most intriguing idea that springs from this limited series The Girlfriend, an adaptation of the Michelle Frances novel, debuting on Prime Video Sept. 10.

The show sharply divides its episodes between the experiences of Laura (Robin Wright), an American art gallery manager living in London, and Cherry (Olivia Cooke), the British young woman who engages in a whirlwind courtship with Laura’s beloved son Daniel (Laurie Davidson).

Laura and Daniel have a close relationship—seemingly closer and maybe healthier than the one Laura has with her husband Howard (Waleed Zuaiter). As the show begins, it seems as if Laura and Howard have some kind of open m

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