X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

The Girlfriend

Laura (Robin Wright) has it all: a glittering career, a loving husband, and her precious son, Daniel. But her perfect life unravels when Daniel brings home Cherry (Olivia 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.

Loading. Please wait...

Content not available in your region? ExpressVPN can help you stay connected wherever you are. Get 4 extra months FREE with TV Guide's exclusive offer.

Cast & Crew See All

Olivia Cooke
Cherry Laine
Robin Wright
Laura Sanderson
Laurie Davidson
Daniel Sanderson

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Wed, Sep 10, 202552 mins

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.

Where to Watch
The Girlfriend, Season 1 Episode 1 image

Featured Video

The Girlfriend: Season 1 (Canada)
The Girlfriend: Season 1 (Canada)
0:49

0:49 The Girlfriend: Season 1 (Canada)

Awards

  • 2026 - Golden Globe - Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 2026 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 2026 - Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 2025 - WFCC Award - Best TV Series - nominated

You May Also Like See All

The Office
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Staircase
The Sopranos

Popular Shows See all shows

Landman

3 Seasons
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast “Boomtown” from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

Best Medicine

1 Season
A brilliant surgeon leaves Boston to become a doctor in the small town where he spent childhood summers. Despite his medical skills, his rude manner alienates locals as he battles hidden phobias and struggles with personal connections.
60   Metascore
2026 Comedy, Drama

The Closer

7 Seasons
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, formerly Atlanta police officer and CIA-trained interrogator, is given the opportunity to run her own division of elite officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. Her unusual procedure for obtaining confessions, blatant disregard for politics, and southern accent make her a marked woman. However, with all the bluster and bravado, she still maintains her title, The Closer.
68   Metascore
2005 Suspense, Drama

Stranger Things

5 Seasons
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
74   Metascore
2016 Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

The Rookie

8 Seasons
Six months into his career as a cop, John Nolan will be put to the test as he looks to figure out what kind of cop he ultimately wants to be.
64   Metascore
2018 Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama

Will Trent

4 Seasons
Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) is determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was.
71   Metascore
2023 Suspense, Drama