{"id":156334,"date":"2021-09-22T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=156334"},"modified":"2021-09-21T20:55:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T00:55:09","slug":"first-look-images-psychological-thriller-the-girl-before-starring-gugu-mbatha-raw-david-oyelowo-jessica-plummer-ben-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/first-look-images-psychological-thriller-the-girl-before-starring-gugu-mbatha-raw-david-oyelowo-jessica-plummer-ben-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Look Images: Psychological Thriller &#8216;THE GIRL BEFORE&#8217; Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer &#038; Ben Hardy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.hbomax.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HBO Max<\/a> unveiled first-look images of stars\u00a0<strong>Gugu Mbatha-Raw<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cLoki,\u201d \u201cThe Morning Show,\u201d \u201cBlack Mirror\u201d),\u00a0<strong>David Oyelowo<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cSelma,\u201d \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables\u201d) and\u00a0<strong>Jessica Plummer\u00a0<\/strong>(\u201cEastEnders\u201d and \u201cHow To Talk To Girls At Parties\u201d) in JP Delaney\u2019s gripping adaption of his best-selling novel,\u00a0<strong>THE GIRL BEFORE<\/strong>, for HBO Max and BBC One. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE GIRL BEFORE<\/strong> tells the story of Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who gets the chance to move into a beautiful, ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect (David Oyelowo). There\u2019s just one catch: the occupants must abide by his list of exacting rules. Jane starts to feel the house changing her in unexpected ways, but when she makes the shocking discovery about her predecessor, Emma (Jessica Plummer), she\u2019s forced to confront unnerving similarities. As the two women\u2019s timelines interweave, Jane begins to question if her fate will be the same as the girl before\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gugu-mbatha-raw-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-156336\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/gugu-mbatha-raw-david-oyelowo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-156335\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/jessica-plummer-david-oyelowo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-156337\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The limited four-part series from award-winning production company 42 (\u201cThe English Game,\u201d \u201cWatership Down,\u201d \u201cThe Courier\u201d), is written and executive produced by JP Delaney with Marissa Lestrade (\u201cWhite Stork,\u201d \u201cDeep State 2\u201d) co-writing episodes. Emmy-nominated Lisa Br\u00fchlmann (\u201cKilling Eve,\u201d \u201cServant,\u201d \u201cBlue My Mind\u201d) directs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive producers include Eleanor Moran, Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh for 42, Ben Irving for the BBC, JP Delaney and Lisa Br\u00fchlmann. Rhonda Smith produces and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is an associate producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE GIRL BEFORE also stars <strong>Ben Hardy<\/strong>\u00a0and will stream in the U.S. on HBO Max and will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, with WarnerMedia also controlling rights for additional select territories around the world. ITV Studios brokered the co-commission deal with HBO Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A global bestseller, \u201cThe Girl Before\u201d has sold over one million copies since its publication in 2016. It is published by Quercus in the UK and Ballantine in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/09\/gossip-girl-gets-a-season-two-from-hbo-max\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Gossip Girl\u2019 Gets Season Two From HBO Max<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Max unveiled first-look images of stars\u00a0Gugu Mbatha-Raw\u00a0(\u201cLoki,\u201d \u201cThe Morning Show,\u201d \u201cBlack Mirror\u201d),\u00a0David Oyelowo\u00a0(\u201cSelma,\u201d \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables\u201d) and\u00a0Jessica Plummer\u00a0(\u201cEastEnders\u201d and \u201cHow To Talk To Girls At Parties\u201d) in JP Delaney\u2019s gripping adaption of his best-selling novel,\u00a0THE GIRL BEFORE, for HBO Max and BBC One. 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