In this family, deceit runs deep. Today, Prime Video released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming thrilling crime drama “The Better Sister,” starring Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks. All eight episodes of the highly anticipated limited series produced by Amazon MGM Studios, and Tomorrow Studios (part of ITV Studios) will premiere on Thursday, May 29, 2025, on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. 
The series stars Biel as Chloe Taylor,  Banks as Nicky Macintosh, Corey Stoll as Adam Macintosh, Kim Dickens as Detective Nancy Guidry, Maxwell Acee Donovan as Ethan Macintosh, Bobby Naderi as Detective Matt Bowen, Gabriel Sloyer as Jake Rodriguez, Gloria Reuben as Michelle Sanders, with Matthew Modine as Bill Braddock, and Lorraine Toussaint as Catherine Lancaster.
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Here’s the official synopsis from Prime Video.
The Better Sister, based on the book by bestselling author Alafair Burke, is an 8-episode electric thriller limited series about the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. Chloe (Jessica Biel), a high-profile media executive, lives a picturesque life with her handsome lawyer husband Adam (Corey Stoll) and teenage son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan) by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Elizabeth Banks) struggles to make ends meet and stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, reuniting the two sisters as they try to untangle a complicated family history to discover the truth behind his death. 
Olivia Milch (“Ocean’s 8”) and Regina Corrado (“Mayor of Kingstown”) are executive producers and showrunners, as director Craig Gillespie (“Pam & Tommy”) and Annie Marter are exec producers as well.
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The limited series “The Better Sister” premieres May 29 on Prime Video. Watch the first trailer below.