Inside Amazon's The Better Sister with Jessica Biel

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Go behind the scenes of The Better Sister, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. This gripping limited series stars Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks as estranged sisters forced back together by murder, addiction, and a deeply buried past. Based on Alafair Burke’s bestselling novel, this inside look dives into the emotional performances, complex characters, and the chilling family dynamics that drive the story. Get ready to unravel what really happened—and why nothing is ever as perfect as it seems.

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00:00I need an ambulance.

00:02My husband is covered in blood, and he's not responding.

00:04Are you alone in the house?

00:06I don't know.

00:08The Better Sister is about a family

00:11that's been split in half

00:13from things that happened in the past.

00:15And these two sisters, who are very estranged,

00:18coming back into each other's lives

00:20after the death of their husband.

00:21But not every day a woman marries

00:23her sister's ex-husband.

00:24Holy...

00:25I was gonna tell you to get your own family.

00:27Chloe and Nicky share a common husband

00:30and a common son.

00:32And when our son is put on trial

00:35for the murder of his father,

00:37we have to come together.

00:39The show is working on a lot of different levels at once.

00:42You've got this very complicated family story

00:46and then this murder mystery.

00:48So you came home,

00:50and that's when you see your husband.

00:52Just as I told you.

00:54The fundamental dynamic between the sisters is,

00:58as youngest siblings,

00:59it was something that Regina and I

01:01both very much related to.

01:03Why was he even talking to police without a...

01:05I don't know. I've never...

01:06I've never been arrested,

01:07unlike you, who knows these kind of things.

01:09Enough!

01:10Nicky and Chloe are very, very different creatures.

01:13Chloe is someone who is very manicured.

01:17She likes structure.

01:19Image is important to her.

01:21You look very...

01:23Widow sheep.

01:26Nicky is a lot scrappier.

01:29And just a lot messier.

01:31The demons were real for Nicky.

01:33And she has had to work through those issues.

01:36I feel so pathetic to be this old.

01:38I'm so crying about my baby sister.

01:41So much of this show is about them rediscovering

01:44some of their commonalities.

01:46Your sister knows your history

01:48and the buttons to push.

01:49I'm serious, Nicole.

01:50They call each other on their bullshit

01:52and I love that they have this shared history.

01:54I've been wanting to get my hands on this hair

01:56since I got here.

01:58I don't wake up like this.

01:59No shit.

02:00It's a thriller, but underneath it all

02:02there's so much love.

02:04It's the notion of secrets

02:05that I find endlessly fascinating.

02:07All the secrets are out at this point.

02:09And the only way to get through this

02:11is if they were together.

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