The Girl Before
TV Show · Thriller · Drama

Jane moves into her minimalist dream house, but when she discovers that a disturbed woman died in the same property three years earlier, she starts to wonder if her own story is just a re-run of the woman before.

2021 · 1h 1m
Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer
Director Lisa Brühlmann

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Jane gets the opportunity to start over in a beautiful house designed by Edward Monkford, who holds his tenants to an exacting set of rules. But when she makes a startling discovery about Emma, the house’s previous tenant, Jane is forced to confront the unnerving similarities in their stories – and begins to wonder if her fate will be the same.
    44m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Emma begins a tentative relationship with Edward, echoing Jane’s own relationship with the architect in the present. As Edward’s pursuit of both women becomes disturbingly similar, Emma is forced to testify against her attacker, while Jane’s dogged search for answers illuminates impending danger.
    44m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    After receiving shocking news, Jane resolves to finally uncover the truth about Emma’s story – and what Edward knew. Meanwhile, as the police pick apart the night of her assault, Emma’s world continues to collapse.
    44m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    When the house seemingly turns on her, Emma descends into an even more dangerous spiral. In the present, Jane’s investigation unearths some devastating truths about Edward, the house, and Emma – as she fights to ensure that the same cycle of events doesn’t claim her too.
    44m

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Cast & Crew

  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw
    Jane
  • David Oyelowo
    Edward
  • Jessica Plummer
    Emma
  • Ben Hardy
    Simon
  • Amanda Drew
    Carol
  • Mark Stanley
    Saul
  • Rakhee Thakrar
    Mia
  • Lisa Brühlmann
    Director
  • R‌S
    Rhonda Smith
    Producer
  • J‌D
    JP Delaney
    Writer

About

The Girl Before

Thriller

Jane moves into her minimalist dream house, but when she discovers that a disturbed woman died in the same property three years earlier, she starts to wonder if her own story is just a re-run of the woman before.

Information

Studio
Discovery Global Drama
Released
2021
Rated
MA15+
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