Prime Video has released the first-look images and teaser trailer for the highly anticipated drama series The Girlfriend, starring Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke. The six-episode series is based on Michelle Frances’ novel of the same name, and will be available to stream on Prime Video beginning Sept. 10.
“The Girlfriend” follows “Laura (Wright), a woman who seemingly has it all: a glittering career, a loving husband, and her precious son, Daniel. Her perfect life begins to unravel when Daniel brings home Cherry (Cooke), 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.”
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Additional cast members include Laurie Davidson, Waleed Zuaiter, Tayna Moodie, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Karen Henthorn, Anna Chancellor, Leo Suter, and Francesca Corney.
“The Girlfriend” is adapted for television by Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher, with episodes written by Sheldon, Asher, Polly Cavendish, Helen Kingston, Marek Horn, Ava Wong Davies, Isis Davis, Smita Bhide, and Matt Evans. Wright, Will Tennant, Phil Robertson, John Zois, Dave Clarke, Gabbie Asher, and Michelle Frances will serve as executive producers for the series, with Jonathan Cavendish and Caroline Norris as producers.
“The Girlfriend” is produced by Imaginarium Productions and Amazon MGM Studios.
Watch the first teaser for “The Girlfriend” below.
HONORS
ESPN Announces Icon Award Winners, Guests and More for 2025 ESPYs
On July 16, ESPN will host its annual Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) Awards, honoring team and individual sports achievements from the past year. This year’s top individual prize, the Icon Award, will go to WNBA player Diana Taurasi and former USWNT player Alex Morgan.
Considered one of the greatest women basketball players of all time, Diana Taurasi spent twenty years playing for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The 2024 season was her last before retiring from the league as its all-time leading scorer. Over the course of her career, she won three WNBA championships for the Mercury, three NCAA championships for her alma-mater, University of Connecticut, and six Olympic Gold Medals for the US Women’s Basketball team.
Alex Morgan was co-captain of the U.S. National Women’s Soccer Team in 2018, 2020, and 2023. After a college career playing for the California Golden Bears at Berkeley, she made her debut on the national team during the 2011 FIFA World Cup, where the U.S. finished as the tournament’s runner-up. The next year, she won a Gold Medal as a member of the National Team at the London Olympics. She then led the National Team to two World Cup victories in 2015 and 2019. Morgan will also be a speaker at Variety’s Sports & Entertainment breakfast in Los Angeles on July 17.
The ESPYs will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PST and will be broadcast live on ABC. It will stream concurrently on ESPN+ and become available to watch on-demand the next day on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+.
Comedian Shane Gillis will host the event and other speakers and guests expected to attend include Simone Biles, Russell Wilson, Flau’jae Johnson, Angela Bassett, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ilona Maher, Brooks Nader, Lindsey Vonn, Alison Brie, and Matthew Stafford. The night will also feature musical performances by Busta Rhymes, Clipse, and GELO, as well as an In Memoriam tribute lead by Tobe Nwigwe featuring David Michael Wyatt.
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