- Network: Prime Video
- Series Premiere Date: May 29, 2025
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As if the show's writing and story didn't stand well enough on their own, The Better Sister also benefits from having an excellent roster of performers turning in great performances.
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Sure, there’s a corpse at the contemporary thriller’s center, and a killer, and a kooky cop. But the fun is in watching Biel and Banks stretch out and strut in complicated roles with ample opportunity to demonstrate their acting chops.
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Judging by “The Better Sister,” a series can start out being stupid and obvious and eventually make fun of the stupid and the obvious, all the while upscaling its own genre. .... “The Better Sister” finds a groove with characters who are so vile you can’t stop watching them.
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The series is put together with a high degree of structural intelligence; it loops back to key moments and developments with a nimbleness that encourages full attention.
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Sharply crafted show, but far too long at eight hours.
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For all its storytelling sins, The Better Sister handily skirts the most damning one of them all: It’s not boring.