It was Robin Wright’s bright idea to open The Girlfriend with a seductive visual: a gorgeous woman of a certain age, enjoying a solo swim, when a young man joins her in the pool for a loving embrace.
“I wanted to let it drag out as long as I could to make the audience wonder, is this her young hot boyfriend?” explains Wright, who both executive produced and headlined the Prime Video limited series. “Because we don’t know anything about [her character] yet. Maybe she’s having an affair with this young hot kid. We added the hug in the pool
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