Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke clash behind closed doors in Prime Video’s limited series ‘The Girlfriend’

Things get intense when a protective mom meets her son s new girlfriend Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke lead the drama in Amazon Prime s The Girlfriend Robin Wright as Laura Sanderson My son invariably had girlfriends but I ve never heard him speak about anyone like this Laurie Davidson as Daniel Sanderson Mom this is Cherry Olivia Cooke as Cherry Laine Hello A mother a girlfriend and a fight that gets way too personal Laurie Davidson In Daniel s eyes what he wants is his mom and his girlfriend the love of his life to get on and just be you know best buddies It just takes a lot for him to eventually see what s going on Karen Henthorne as Tracey Laine I d be careful if I were you Olivia Cooke and Robin Wright star in The Girlfriend a limited series where love loyalty and control collide Waleed Zuaiter There s this shared trauma that Howard and Laura have that they haven t dealt with and I think it manifests itself in how they re parenting Daniel And Laura becomes you know smothering him with her love and Howard this nudge trying to get Daniel to be free of this possessiveness that his mother has that could be very destructive The guys try to keep the peace The real fireworks that s between the women Laurie Davidson as Daniel Sanderson Aww my two favorite ladies Robin Wright You see the creation of the tension and the competition between Laura and Cherry It begins because we all come from a place of love or fear so you get two alpha females in a room that ain t gonna be pretty because they both won t give up Their clash starts small a limited words a limited side eyes but it promptly unravels into something darker Olivia Cooke as Cherry Laine Help Robin Wright as Laura Sanderson You have to choose one of us Laurie Davidson as Daniel Sanderson I m your son Olivia Cooke It s not even about Daniel anymore it s just about revenge and who s right which you know I think we can all relate to We ve all taken something a bit too far and you ve forgotten why you feel this angered about it but yeah the emotion remains A drama that digs deep into family power and obsession The Girlfriend will have you asking Whose side am I on Olivia Cooke as Cherry Laine I m not going anywhere Robin Wright as Laura Sanderson Yeah we ll see The Girlfriend is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video