{"id":137487,"date":"2025-09-14T21:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137487\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:15:14","slug":"5-shows-like-the-girlfriend-to-stream-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137487\/","title":{"rendered":"5 shows like ‘The Girlfriend’ to stream now"},"content":{"rendered":"

In “The Girlfriend,”<\/a> Prime Video\u2019s latest psychological thriller, you never quite know whose perspective to trust. When Laura (Robin Wright) hears from her beloved son Daniel (Laurie Davidson) about his new romantic interest \u2014 someone he\u2019s clearly serious about \u2014 she\u2019s happy for him. Mostly.<\/p>\n

Daniel is head over heels for Cherry (Olivia Cooke), but Laura can\u2019t shake the feeling that something about her isn\u2019t quite right. Is it a mother\u2019s intuition, or a case of paranoia that therapy might fix? That question is exactly what keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re drawn to thrillers brimming with ambiguity, family secrets and psychological twists, you\u2019re not alone. From deceptive romances to high-stakes family drama, there\u2019s a whole lineup of shows like “The Girlfriend” that capture a similar mix of intrigue and unease.<\/p>\n

‘The Gardener’<\/p>\n

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If there\u2019s one thing we\u2019ve learned from shows like “The Girlfriend” and “The Gardener, it\u2019s that we should all send up a silent prayer to protect us from boy moms.” In “The Gardener”, a Spanish-language series on Netflix, Elmer (\u00c1lvaro Rico) has a unique business that he shares with his mother (Cecilia Su\u00e1rez). He\u2019s an excellent gardener, but thanks to a childhood injury that robbed him of his emotions, he\u2019s an even more excellent hit man.<\/p>\n

But when Elmer meets Violeta (Catalina Sopelana), he suddenly feels a rush of emotions and finds himself falling for her. The only problem? She\u2019s his next hit \u2014 something that his overbearing mother is loath to let him forget.<\/p>\n

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‘Bates Motel’<\/p>\n

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\u201cA boy\u2019s best friend is his mother,\u201d Norman Bates opines in Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s horror classic “Psycho.” That’s so, even though Norman has already killed his mother and commits several other murders while wearing her clothes. But we only see that relationship develop in the prequel television series “Bates Motel,” starring Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga as Norman and Norma, respectively.<\/p>\n

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Norman is still just an outwardly normal teenager, although his mental health issues grow more pronounced and troubling as the seasons go by. “Bates Motel” takes you up to the point where Norman\u2019s grip on reality slips and his \u201cMother\u201d persona is fully established.<\/p>\n

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‘Obsession’<\/p>\n

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For those looking for more uncomfortable family dynamics, “Obsession” is an obvious choice. Another Netflix thriller, this one stars Rish Shah and Charlie Murphy as engaged couple Jay and Anna, whose relationship is upended when Jay\u2019s father William (Richard Armitage) develops an intense attraction to Anna.<\/p>\n

They soon begin having an affair, but things really get out of control when William becomes obsessed (as the title of the show indicates) with his soon-to-be daughter-in-law. Although “Obsession\u2019s” four episodes premiered to middling reviews from critics, it\u2019s a great pick for audiences who want a thriller that leans more erotic than psychological.<\/p>\n

Watch on Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Disclaimer’<\/p>\n

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With Alfonso Cuaron behind the camera and Cate Blanchett in front of it, it\u2019s hard to imagine where “Disclaimer” could go wrong. Blanchett stars as Catherine, a well-known documentarian whose life is rocked to its core when a novel loosely written about her threatens to reveal events from her past she\u2019d like to keep hidden.<\/p>\n

Like “The Girlfriend,” “Disclaimer” plays with perspective, showing a vastly different version of events depending on whose point of view we\u2019re given access to. Flitting back and forth between the past and the present, the truth of what actually happened to Catherine only gradually becomes clear.<\/p>\n

Watch on Apple TV Plus<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Game of Thrones’<\/p>\n

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Although “Game of Thrones<\/a>” is high fantasy, it has a surprising amount of connective tissue with “The Girlfriend,” beyond just the involvement of Olivia Cooke, who also stars in its prequel series “House of the Dragon<\/a>.” Namely, in the dysfunctional and wildly problematic relationship of the Lannister family.<\/p>\n

In Laura\u2019s borderline unhealthy devotion to her son, we see shades of Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), whose momma bear instincts allow her to ignore her son Joffrey\u2019s psychopathic tendencies. And like Laura, she\u2019s similarly unimpressed by her son\u2019s romantic partner, viewing Margaery (Natalie Dormer) with everything ranging from mistrust to outright hostility. “Game of Thrones” has a lot of other things going on in it, but one thing it\u2019s never short on is a weird and gross family dynamic.<\/p>\n

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