Miniseries · Netflix
Behind Her Eyes
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Simona Brown
Louise
6 eps
Eve Hewson
Adele
6 eps
Tom Bateman
David
6 eps
Robert Aramayo
Rob
6 eps
Tyler Howitt
Adam
6 eps
Georgie Glen
Sue
6 eps
Nichola Burley
Sophie
6 eps
Aaron Anthony
Ian
6 eps
Aston McAuley
Anthony Hawkins
1 eps
Charlotte Mills
Laura
6 eps
Roshan Seth
Dr. Sharma
6 eps
Roger Ringrose
Mr. Hawkins
6 eps
Lizzy McInnerny
Mrs . Hawkins
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Behind Her Eyes actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Behind Her Eyes reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A single mother enters a world of twisted mind games when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while secretly befriending his mysterious wife.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Rob
An accusation of violence threatens to unravel David's life, and more shocking news awaits him and Louise when Adele drops a bombshell.
- Directed by Erik Richter Strand
S01E06
Behind Her Eyes
A stunning revelation makes Louise dig deeper into David and Adele's past, and what she discovers pushes her to demand the truth.
- Directed by Erik Richter Strand
S01E05
The Second Door
Despite David's warnings, Louise can't shake her concern for Adele, who sows seeds of doubt over what happened with Rob on her family estate.
- Directed by Erik Richter Strand
S01E02
Lucid Dreaming
A peek inside David and Adele's private life — and a look at Rob's dream journal — leaves Louise with more questions than answers.
- Directed by Erik Richter Strand
S01E03
The First Door
Against her better judgment, Louise grows attached to both David and Adele, becoming increasingly enmeshed in their tense, complicated marriage.
- Directed by Erik Richter Strand
S01E01
Chance Encounters
A spilled drink at a bar leads to an awkward day at work for Louise, who's shaken again by night terrors. David introduces Adele to his new colleagues.
- Directed by Erik Richter Strand
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Daniel TolandProducer
- Jessica BurdettExecutive Producer
- Suzanne MackieExecutive Producer
- Steve LightfootExecutive Producer
- Eliza MellorProducer
- Andy HarriesExecutive Producer
Writing
- Sarah PinboroughWriter
Direction
- Erik Richter StrandDirector
Cinematography
- Felix WiedemannDirector of Photography
Music
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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