The Better Sister Review: Power, Patriarch and Murder in A Fantastic Level
The ‘The Better Sister’, co-produced by Olivia Milk and Regina Korado, is streaming on Prime Video. The show characterized by Jessica Beel and Elizabeth Banks is a complicated whodunit with a staller performance.

In short
- ‘The Better Sister’ is based on the novel of Alfare Burke of the same name
- Mystery-Threeller features Jessica Beel and Elizabeth banks
- Read our review of eight-episode series here
Release date: May 29, 2025
Chloe Taylor, the editor-in-chief of a feminist magazine, Live ideal, painted life with his lawyer husband Adam Macintosh and Son Ethan. The story takes a dramatic turn when Adam is murdered under mysterious circumstances. It is later revealed that Ethan is the biological son of Chloe’s astraged drunken sister Nikki, who is also Adam’s ex -wife.
Despite the complex family history, sisters meet again when their son (Nikki’s biological son raised by Chloe) is accused of killing his father. Co-producers Olivia Milk and Regina Korado weave a complicated whodunit thriller based on Alfare Burke’s novel, ‘The Better Sister’.
The most challenging aspect in the story for a long time is to maintain stability despite five different directors for the eight-part series. The direction of the Craig Gillespie in the episode One, which is also an executive manufacturer for the introductory chapter ‘Sheez My Sister’, determines the speed for the rest of the episodes. The mixture of suspense with human trauma brings a novelty to each character in the story.
Leslie Hope, Azzel Jacobs, Don Wilkinson, and Stephanie Lang, ensure compliance with complication and the creative vision of Cracado. The combination of the mystery of a ‘Better Christie-inspired murder with a’ teenage-like murder with an ‘teenage-like story of misuse and toxic masculinity distinguishes’ better sister’.
It is smart, fast and emotional
Each episode has a unique aspect different layers, which is in every character, except for the detective Nancy Guidary played by Kim Dickens. Despite being an dimensional policeman, he is confident as the most insensitive, stubborn character.
The actors’ acting skills on the board makes’ The Better Sister ‘a compelling watch. Jessica Beel resonates as a media executive, which fights her way to the top despite microscopic misunderstandings and sexism. Beal brings out a series of emotions, as a chlo – sophistication, attraction, crime, fear and vulnerability for anger. From a loving mother, a woman rights supporter, to a sacrificing sister, the actor saves one of the best performances in his acting career.
The sister’s sister as Elizabeth banks complemented her artistry in her emotionally charged sequences. The bank, as unpredictable yet as cute nikki, gives him his best shot when it talks about character change. She embraces Nikki’s mark and innocence throughout the show.
Complex husbands and father reaches the depths of the character in the form of Corey Stalls. His depiction of Adam gives you a glimpse in his human aspect, despite being a morally suspicious person.
As Ethan Macintosh, Maxwell Ace Donovan gave a beauty -based satisfactory task as a teenager trapped by his parents’ toxic relationship and a broken marriage of his biological mother. Donovan hit the right raga to the audience to sympathize with Ethan, despite being a troubleshooter, who cares about his mother’s safety and happiness.
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Matthew Modin, the founder of the law firm, as a brief yet important role, is impressive in every frame. He brings out cunning and cruelty with subtle nuances and charismatic screen appearance in the braidock.
Loren Tousent deepens the Catherine Lancasteer as a publisher and close friend and mentor to the Cloe. Despite a limited screen time, its performance stands out because she connects with the speed of the story and seriously.
Gloria Ruben, as a counselor of Ethan, Michelle Sanders, brings credibility to their character. Gabriel Slair added intensity to Jake Rodriguez, a lawyer of Adam’s law firm and a secret lover of Chloe. Michael J. Harnney, Genel Moloni, Frederick Weller, John Finn, Paul Sparks and Frank Pando are equally impressive as supportive artists.
What is more than the eye!
The show is a will of emotional story tell as it makes a bold comment on women’s sufferings, agency, emotional trauma and social equity. Milk and Korado do not leave any stone in bringing issues such as trolling women on effective positions for labor and women’s rights.
The show makes a subtle comment on the flexibility of women in the modern world by depicting a female police investigator as the most domineering character, which brutally chases all suspects. Cloe, Nikki and Catherine are equally determined characters that through their functions yet reveal their silent cruelty and flexibility.
Although the series focuses on human relations and approaches, it also reflects the misuse of power by judicial and government officials.
The show also reveals corruption within the police administration along with complications in the legal system. ‘The Better Sister’ asks you how a rotten system, it is professional, social or personal, can ruin the lives of many individuals.
The story also highlighted both toxic parenting and marriage, which finally adds sorrows to all the people involved in it. If ‘adolescence’ was about a patriarchal minor, the ‘better sister’ highlights the mentality of a sensitive and kind teenager who is afraid of opening to her parents.
The show is for those who are emotionally rich conspiracy with court room drama and murder investigation. It is a unique series that attracts the attention of the audience for a well -designed, attractive cinematic experience.
‘The Better Sister’ is available for streaming on Prime Video.