BBC & HBO Max Team Up For 'The Girl Before'
When HBO Max first launched in May of 2020, it promised anglophiles a new avenue of streaming their favorite programs by picking up all of BBC America's current library. But the high-profile shows at the streamer's launch were all American-based. Though there were some international distribution series like Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, and Trigonometry, HBO Max originals didn't seem to hold much promise for U.K. series that wasn't obtained through HBO proper. But first impressions can be deceiving, and HBO Max's dedication to bringing over high-end British shows to America has become one of its hallmarks, with series like The Great Pottery Throwdown, I Hate Suzie, and The Murders at White House Farm.
With the success of its most recent co-production, It's a Sin, HBO Max is turning back to the U.K. for a new project, The Girl Before. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who) and David Oyelowo (Les Misérables), this adaptation of J.P. Delaney's global best-selling psychological thriller looks like a promising addition to the streamer's ever-expanding slate. The four-part limited series will be produced by HBO Max, the BBC, and 42, best known for 2018's In Darkness with Natalie Dormer (The Tudors) and Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones), and most recently for Netflix's Outside The Wire starring Anthony Mackie (The Falcon & The Winter Soldier).
Here's the synopsis for The Girl Before, according to The Hollywood Reporter:
