Robin Wright is no stranger to psychological thrillers and intense dramas (hello, House of Cards ), but after Prime Video’s The Girlfriend series, on which she directed, executive produced and starred, she needs a break.

“I’ve never experienced this,” Wright said during a THR Presents panel at the Directors Guild of America. “The amount of time and the grind that it’s been — it’s been four years from beginning to end — so I’m going to take some time off for a minute. It was so much fun to make.”

On how she got to wearing three hats during the production of the series, Wright explained that Imaginarium Productions brought the project, based on Michelle Frances’ novel of the same name, to her initially. “We hadn’t sold it yet, and they said, ‘Do you just want to direct the pilot

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