Once I first learn the transient synopsis of Prime Video‘s The Girlfriend, I knew it was going to be a steamy watch. New on the Amazon streamer in September 2025, the sequence follows the bond of a (frankly, too shut) mom and son that will get disrupted when his new girlfriend arrives on the scene.
Due to the thriller’s twin views in every episode, we have completely no concept who’s model of the reality is the true one. Daniel (Laurie Davidson) is left because the piggy in the course of the mess… however not earlier than he reaps the advantages of getting an extremely sizzling girlfriend in Cherry (Olivia Cooke).
But are they always benefits? There’s no doubt that the new Amazon present is likely one of the most erotic of the yr, however typically that turns into too shut for consolation. As you will see within the beneath trailer, Laura (Robin Wright) is definitely current in a single specific intercourse scene, and that is one thing that instantly felt “so fallacious” to Davidson and Cooke.
The Girlfriend’s steamy scenes with “fake mommy” Robin Wright “felt so wrong” for cast
Spoilers for The Girlfriend forward.
“That is the factor – I spent the primary 4 days constructing a mom and son relationship with Robin,” Davidson explains. “She’s directing me on the identical time. And than the subsequent day, Robin’s nonetheless directing however we’re taking pictures Liv and I in a really intimate scene.
“Not the kind of factor you need your mother within the room for! I discovered that very unusual, as a result of it felt very, very fallacious. Clearly, it was an extremely skilled set, but it surely was like… huh. I do not assume you have to be right here.”
As you would possibly anticipate, The Girlfriend‘s intimate scenes could be seen from the get-go, as Cherry and Daniel meet and rapidly change into infatuated with each other. With out spoiling an excessive amount of, Laura rapidly turns into a presence in these in a number of methods, from doable imaginations to, effectively, unlucky timing.
In fact, that is made all of the more unusual by Wright being behind the digicam as effectively. With the solid lavishing reward on its fearless chief, it was having this dynamic that made taking pictures the scenes rather more enjoyable than common for Cooke.
“It is extra exposing than common,” she tells me. “Although I do not keep in mind there being at some point the place that felt like an excessive amount of, and that was fairly enjoyable. All of us obtained on so effectively, we have been such a tight-knit trio.
“None of those scenes ever felt too onerous to entry or attain. I’ve by no means been directed by my fellow actor earlier than, and that chain of command turns into a complete lot shorter. Robin’s even capable of direct me simply by means of the best way she’s performing. I cherished it. It made the whole lot a lot extra energetic and environment friendly.”
All six episodes of The Girlfriend might be launched on Prime Video on September 10.
