[This story contains major spoilers from the season finale of The Girlfriend .]
Robin Wright was lured back to TV by the dual narrative at the center of The Girlfriend , Prime Video’s deliciously naughty limited series that pits the House of Cards alum against Olivia Cooke , who plays the unwelcome girlfriend to Wright’s only son (Laurie Davidson).
The psychological thriller, which has become a Top 10 global show for Amazon since its Sept. 10 release, centers around the twisted triangle of son Daniel (Davidson), his fiery new girlfriend Cherry ( House of the Dragon ‘s Cooke) and his obsessive mother Laura (Wright). Throughout the six episodes, viewers are intentionally misled about which woman is more sympathetic, as the series flips back and forth between Cherry and Lau