
The Girl Before
Taste attributes: dramamysteryromanceslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeStirring and weighty: a realistic mystery series, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 32 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Miniseries
· 2021 · 4 episodesEpisodes (4)
1Episode 119 Dec 2021
Jane falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, but when she discovers that another damaged woman died in the same property three years earlier, she starts to wonder if her own story is just a rerun of the girl before.
2Episode 220 Dec 2021
Edward pursues relationships with both Jane and Emma. As Emma is forced to testify against her attacker, Jane visits Emma’s therapist, where she learns she is in danger.
3Episode 321 Dec 2021
After receiving shocking news, Jane resolves to find out exactly what Edward knows about Emma’s fate. Meanwhile, the police pick apart the story of Emma’s assault.
4Episode 422 Dec 2021
Jane learns the truth about Edward. As Emma’s fate is revealed, Jane fights to ensure the deadly cycle of events doesn’t claim her too.
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
A traumatized woman falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, which remains under the spell of the architect who originally designed it, but everything may not be as it seems.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 57 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- 42
- Taste scores
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