Rewind with Ellen hosts Ellen J. Wanjiru and Rougét Carter discuss “The Girl Before,” a new 4-part HBO Max limited series based on JP Delaney’s 2016 novel. The series is directed by Lisa Brühlmann and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer and Ben Hardy. It’s worth the watch!
Series Synopsis: A traumatised woman falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, which remains under the spell of the architect who originally designed it, but not everything may be as it seems.
Watch episode 16 to hear Ellen and Ro’s take on psychological thriller, “The Girl Before.”
A couple, Simon and Emma, view a unique, minimalist house, as does a young woman, Jane. The rent is cheap, but the catch is there are many restrictions, few possessions, no children, etc. Both are offered the house. Jane discovers that three years earlier Emma died at the house. The architect’s wife and child also died during the construction of a previous design of the house. Edward’s relationships with Emma and Jane follow a similar pattern; he invites himself round to cook dinner then it becomes physical. Emma is upset when the man who raped her pleads not guilty. Jane finds a business card for Emma’s therapist and visits her. Jane thinks she is pregnant. The police discover that Emma wasn’t raped by the burglar and charge her with perjury. Simon thinks Emma was murdered. Jane begins to wonder if Edward was involved.
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