Spoilers ahead for the HBO Max miniseries The Girl Before.
Kudos to the Brits for their willingness to ask important questions when crafting their miniseries. Questions like, What if astral projection and bodily possession were a thing? in Behind Her Eyes, and now, in The Girl Before, the new four-episode HBO Max miniseries that premiered on February 10, Would you trade away your privacy and autonomy for a chance at a rent-controlled London apartment? Sure, your landlord might be a serial killer, but real-estate prices are rough out there!
Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessica Plummer, and David Oyelowo, The Girl Before uses an unforgivably minimalist one-bedroom apartment made of concrete, glass, marble, and surveillance spyware as the central location for a twisty-turny thriller with all the…
