Plot: Chloe, a high-profile media executive, lives a picturesque life with her husband Adam and son; her estranged sister Nicky struggles to make ends meet; when Adam is murdered, the two sisters reunite and try to untangle a complicated family history.
This series was full of hit & misses.
Pros: I like Chloe & Nicky and their Love hate chemistry with each other. At times this series can get intense & moody. Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks did well in their performances that was ask of there. I like exploring there strange family dynamics. How well it flops with its twists & turns and it took a few days to watch each episode to examine the storyline in my head.
Cons: The pacing does get slow as it went on. The story did drags and ruin’s the tension for me. Certain plotlines didn’t flaw me and the reveal didn’t land for me.
Genre: Thriller
Created by Olivia Milch
Based on The Better Sister; by Alafair Burke
Starring: Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Kim Dickens, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Bobby Naderi, Gabriel Sloyer, Matthew Modine, Lorraine Toussaint & Gloria Reuben.
Music by Will Bates
Executive producers: Regina Corrado, Olivia Milch, Craig Gillespie, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Alissa Bachner, Jessica Biel, Michelle Purple, Elizabeth Banks, Annie Marter, Kerry Orent
Producer: James Crowell
Cinematography: Isiah Donté Lee, Duane Manwiller
Editors: Tatiana S. Riegel, Erica Freed, Gershon Hinkson, Jonah Moran, Dave Labich
Production companies: Brownstone Productions, Iron Ocean, Puny Voice, Pentimento Productions, Fortunate Jack, Tomorrow Studios, Amazon MGM Studios
Network: Amazon Prime Video
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Jessica Biel as Chloe Taylor, the editor-in-chief of The Real Thing magazine
- Elizabeth Banks as Nicky Macintosh, Chloe’s estranged, alcoholic older sister
- Corey Stoll as Adam Macintosh, Chloe’s husband and Nicky’s ex-husband
- Kim Dickens as Detective Nancy “Nan” Guidry, an East Hampton detective who is investigating Adam’s murder
- Maxwell Acee Donovan as Ethan Macintosh, Nicky and Adam’s biological son
- Bobby Naderi as Detective Matt Bowen, Nancy’s police partner who is investigating Adam’s murder
- Gabriel Sloyer as Jake Rodriguez, an attorney at Adam’s law firm and Chloe’s lover
- Matthew Modine as Bill Braddock, a founding partner of the law firm where Adam and Jake work
- Lorraine Toussaint as Catherine Lancaster, The Real Thing‘s publisher and Chloe’s mentor and friend
- Gloria Reuben as Michelle Sanders, the lawyer recommended by Jake to represent Ethan
Recurring
- Michael J. Harney as Doorman Arty, the doorman at the building where Chloe, Adam, and Ethan live in Manhattan
- Janel Moloney as Sheila, Chloe and Nicky’s mother
- Frederick Weller as Hank, Chloe and Nicky’s father
- John Finn as Clark, the East Hampton chief of police and Nan and Matt’s boss
- Paul Sparks as Ken, Nicky’s love interest whom she meets at an AA meeting in East Hampton
- Frank Pando as Edward Olivero, a FBI agent who has been blackmailing Adam and Jake
I worse skip this series.
Rating: 6 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe