Chloe moves in New York's most elite circles with her lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky tries to make ends meet and stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the investigation sends shockwaves through the family and exposes long-buried secrets.
Ratings
Curator score: 3.5/10
IMDb: 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
Metacritic: 59
TMDB: 6.8/10
Production
Tomorrow Studios, Fortunate Jack Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, Brownstone Productions, Iron Ocean, Puny Voice
Cast
Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Kim Dickens, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Bobby Naderi, Gabriel Sloyer, Gloria Reuben, Matthew Modine, Lorraine Toussaint
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy, twist-driven family murder mystery with strong star power and an easy binge shape, but it leans more on soapiness and reversals than on deep suspense. If you like domestic thrillers about class, addiction, and buried resentments, it should hold your attention; if you want a sharper, more original crime drama, it may feel familiar.
Best for
Viewers who enjoy elite-family secrets and murder investigations
Fans of fast, bingeable limited-series thrillers
Audiences drawn to sister dynamics, addiction recovery, and domestic melodrama
Skip if
You want a highly original or prestige-level mystery
You dislike soap-opera plotting and frequent twists
You prefer crime stories with procedural depth over family drama
Overview
The Better Sister is built for streaming consumption: polished, propulsive, and constantly nudging you toward the next reveal. Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks give it enough star wattage to keep the emotional tension alive, and the premise has a reliable hook in the collision between wealth, recovery, and family resentment. It works best when it stays close to the sisters and the damage they’ve done to each other over time.
Worth noting
As a mystery, though, it’s more functional than memorable. The murder setup and investigation are sturdy, but the show is more interested in secrets, betrayals, and shifting loyalties than in truly intricate plotting. That makes it easy to watch, but also somewhat predictable if you’ve seen a lot of glossy domestic thrillers.
Bottom line
For viewers who like their crime dramas with a strong soap edge, it’s an efficient one-season ride. If you’re hoping for the kind of layered, character-rich tension that lingers after the finale, this is more of a solid diversion than a standout.
2017 · Curator 9.3/10 (245.8K ratings) · Where to watch: Max
A glossy, star-driven domestic mystery about privilege, secrets, and violence beneath polished surfaces, with similar binge appeal and emotional volatility.