The Better Sister (2025–2025)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Thriller1 season, 8 episodes
The Better Sister posterReview score: 65%

Plot

Chloe moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side, while her estranged sister Nicky struggles to stay clean and hustles to make ends meet. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Better Sister S01E08They're in Their WorldS01E08 · 7.1Chloe enacts a plan, Guidry takes a trip, Nicky explains a few key details, and the sisters try to figure out if being in each other's lives is even possible.
  2. 02The Better Sister S01E07Back from RedS01E07 · 7.0Adam's darkest secret finally comes out, and it changes everything for Chloe and Nicky. Guidry and Bowen go back to basics.
  3. 03The Better Sister S01E01She's My SisterS01E01 · 6.5Chloe Taylor has the biggest night of her career, and not a day later her husband winds up dead. Now cops are asking a lot of questions she doesn't want to answer, and even worse, they called her sister.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2025Aired 6.6Season avg
  1. S01E01The Better Sister S01E01She's My SisterMay 29, 2025 6.5Chloe Taylor has the biggest night of her career, and not a day later her husband winds up dead. Now cops are asking a lot of questions she
  2. S01E02The Better Sister S01E02Lotta SkyMay 29, 2025 6.5Chloe and her sister Nicky are back together but things are bumpy, and not just because Detective Guidry seems too interested in Ethan.
  3. S01E03The Better Sister S01E03Incoming WidowMay 29, 2025 6.5A day in court doesn't go as planned, and Chloe goes somewhere surprising for emotional support.
  4. S01E04The Better Sister S01E04GazpachoMay 29, 2025 6.5Catherine throws a memorial for Adam that no one wants to go to. Chloe and Nicky have very different memories of just about everything.
  5. S01E05The Better Sister S01E05Just AskMay 29, 2025 6.5Nicky tries to shake off a bad night. Chloe tries to figure out what Adam was up to when he died. And the trial is starting.
  6. S01E06The Better Sister S01E06Steadying HandMay 29, 2025 6.5The sisters take the stand, but what truth will they tell? Guidry's temper flares.
  7. S01E07The Better Sister S01E07Back from RedMay 29, 2025 7.0Adam's darkest secret finally comes out, and it changes everything for Chloe and Nicky. Guidry and Bowen go back to basics.
  8. S01E08The Better Sister S01E08Season's bestThey're in Their WorldMay 29, 2025 7.1Chloe enacts a plan, Guidry takes a trip, Nicky explains a few key details, and the sisters try to figure out if being in each other's lives

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Castfull cast & details

Jessica BielJessica BielChloe TaylorElizabeth BanksElizabeth BanksNicky MacintoshCorey StollCorey StollAdam MacintoshKim DickensKim DickensNancy GuidryMaxwell Acee DonovanMaxwell Acee DonovanEthan MacintoshBobby NaderiBobby NaderiMatt BowenGabriel SloyerGabriel SloyerJake RodriguezMatthew ModineMatthew ModineBill Braddock

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