May 29, 2025
Prime Video (outside China)
THE BETTER SISTER, based on the book by bestselling author Alafair Burke, is an eight-episode electric thriller limited series about the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. Chloe (Jessica Biel), a high-profile media executive, lives a picturesque life with her handsome lawyer husband Adam (Corey Stoll) and teenage son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan) by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Elizabeth Banks) struggles to make ends meet and stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, reuniting the two sisters as they try to untangle a complicated family history to discover the truth behind his death.
Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Kim Dickens, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Bobby Naderi, Gabriel Sloyer, Gloria Reuben, with Matthew Modine and Lorraine Toussaint.
Produced by Tomorrow Studios and Amazon MGM Studio.
Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado (showrunners), Craig Gillespie, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Alissa Bachner, Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Purple, Annie Marter and Kerry Orent.
The trailer only gets twistier…
Dessi Gomez, Deadline
The show looks like a spiritual successor to Big Little Lies and Gone Girl…
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly
Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks Have a Deliciously Twisted Relationship.
Jessica Radloff, Glamour
The Better Sister appears to be much more than a buzzy murder mystery, as it promises compelling performances from its two leads.
Adam Bentz, Screen Rant
