“The Girlfriend” is the biggest fraud in recent TV memory. It wears its influences like a badge of honor, but don’t be fooled by its hot young stars, exotic locations and high production values. Beneath the surface, there is an extraordinary amount of nothing.

Laura Sanderson (Robin Wright, “House of Cards”) is a wealthy London art gallery owner and doting mother to her son Daniel (Laurie Davidson, “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story”). Daniel’s got a new girlfriend, Cherry (Olivia Cooke, “House of the Dragon”), and she’s got everything going for her. She’s a successful real estate agent that is also smart, funny and beautiful. But Laura knows something’s up with Cherry. She lies about having attended a prestigious secondary school, loves to spend Daniel’s money and (GASP) can’t play tenn

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