Series synopsis
The Girlfriend is an American drama mystery television series that premiered on Prime Video on September 10, 2025. It ended on September 10, 2025. It was created by Naomi Sheldon, Gabbie Asher. It stars Robin Wright, Olivia Cooke, Laurie Davidson and Waleed Zuaiter.
Laura has it all: a glittering career, a loving husband, and her precious son, Daniel. But her perfect life unravels when Daniel brings home Cherry, a girlfriend who changes everything. After a tense introduction, Laura becomes convinced Cherry is hiding something. Is she a manipulative social climber, or is Laura just paranoid? The truth is a matter of perspective.
Premise
Laura has it all: a glittering career, a loving husband, and her precious son, Daniel. But her perfect life unravels when Daniel brings home Cherry, a girlfriend who changes everything. After a tense introduction, Laura becomes convinced Cherry is hiding something. Is she a manipulative social climber, or is Laura just paranoid? The truth is a matter of perspective.
Premise: There are two sides to every story.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Robin Wright as Laura Sanderson
- Olivia Cooke as Cherry Laine
- Laurie Davidson as Daniel Sanderson
- Waleed Zuaiter as Howard Sanderson
- Karen Henthorn as Tracey Laine
- Tanya Moodie as Isabella Russell-Bailey
- Shalom Brune-Franklin as Brigitte Russell-Bailey
- Anna Chancellor as Lillith Greenway
Supporting cast
- Marina Bye as Pandora Henry
- Naomi Sheldon as Harriet Bancroft
- Nicholas Burns as Elliot
- Stephenson Ardern-Sodje as Theo
- Virginia Nölting as Carlota
- Leo Suter as Nicholas Hale
- Simon Meacock as John Laine
- Francesca Corney as Millie De Polgnac
- Ben Miles as Max Kader
- Georgina Rylance as Marianne
- Stefan Gough as Julian
- Elena Rivers as Lucy
Guest cast
- Anna Chancellor as Lillith Greenway
- Marina Bye as Pandora Henry
- Naomi Sheldon as Harriet Bancroft
- Nicholas Burns as Elliot
- Stephenson Ardern-Sodje as Theo
- Virginia Nölting as Carlota
- Leo Suter as Nicholas Hale
- Simon Meacock as John Laine
- Francesca Corney as Millie De Polgnac
- Ben Miles as Max Kader
- Georgina Rylance as Marianne
- Stefan Gough as Julian
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 10, 2025 | September 10, 2025 |
| Season 2 | 14 | November 5, 2017 | December 24, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 10 | May 2, 2021 | June 20, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Glamorous Laura Sanderson's beloved son, Daniel, confides that he's met someone special. Wanting to impress, Laura meets the beguiling Cherry but soon catches her telling lies and starts to investigate. Cherry hides her humble beginnings as she works and plays amongst London's elite. She does everything to win over her new boyfriend's mother, Laura, but the more she tries the worse it gets. |
September 10, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Cherry joins the Sandersons' family holiday, intimidated by Daniel's bond with Laura. As Cherry seeks alone time with Daniel, Laura grows suspicious of her secrets. The tension peaks until a yacht incident unexpectedly brings the women together. Just as they form a genuine connection, Laura witnesses something she was never meant to see and threatens Cherry, who in turn gives her an ultimatum. |
September 10, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Laura digs deeper into Cherry's past as they continue to tussle for Daniel's affection. When Daniel confronts his mother over her behaviour, they have a vicious argument and Daniel spends his birthday with Cherry. With no support at home, Laura turns to her former lover for comfort before a phone call changes her and Cherry's lives forever. |
September 10, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Erica & Anna: Leverage Erica Myles, the finance director at Right To Action, a Republican super PAC, enlists the help of an escort, Anna Garner, in an attempt to gain access to a secret, dark money donor network. |
November 5, 2017 |
| 2 |
Bria: Admitting Bria Jones, a former GFE, enters the witness protection program in order to escape an abusive relationship. When she is relocated to a small town in New Mexico, she finds the GFE world beckoning her once again. |
November 5, 2017 |
| 3 |
Erica & Anna: The List Anna delivers a piece of incriminating evidence against Novak, while her relationship with Erica becomes personal. Erica is contacted by a powerful financier. |
November 12, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mirrors Iris relocates to London, leaving behind family and a half-finished degree. She begins a double life: working at an elusive tech startup while providing the girlfriend experience at night. |
May 2, 2021 |
| 2 |
Everyone's Got a Price Iris and her co-worker start working on an AI project that mirrors human emotion. Meanwhile, new clients provided by a high-end escort agency, leave Iris with a wealth of behavioral data. |
May 2, 2021 |
| 3 |
Deepfake Iris gets better at simulating the perfect girlfriend experience for her clients. Simultaneously at NGM, Iris and her co-workers start training the AI model with new simulated sets. |
May 9, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 10, 2025 |
| Last aired | September 10, 2025 |
| Status | ended |