Behind Her Eyes

Louise is a single mother trying to keep life steady when she meets David, a charming psychiatrist who becomes her lover and employer. At the same time she forms an unlikely friendship with David's distant wife, Adele, whose calm surface hides unsettling secrets. As loyalties shift and private lives tangle, Louise gets pulled into a web of manipulation and memory that makes it hard to tell who is telling the truth. The show keeps its cards close about key revelations, focusing instead on escalating psychological pressure, strange loyalties, and how deception reshapes relationships without revealing major plot twists or the ending.

The series premiered on Netflix in 2021, adapted from Sarah Pinborough's novel and developed for television by Steve Lightfoot and Angela LaManna, with Pinborough also credited among the creators. It stars Simona Brown as Louise, Eve Hewson as Adele, and Tom Bateman as David, supported by Robert Aramayo and Tyler Howitt.

The series did not rack up major industry awards, and it didn’t dominate the usual television prize circuits. That said, it found a strong audience on streaming platforms and kept its name in conversations about notable limited dramas of the year.

Behind Her Eyes generated a lot of online discussion, particularly around its shocking turns and the way it played with expectations about marriage, therapy, and consent. Clips, reactions, and speculation circulated widely on social media after new episodes dropped, turning certain moments into frequent talking points among viewers.

Critics and audiences landed in roughly the same area: intrigued by the performances and the central twist, but divided on how well the plot held together. The show averages 7.3/10 from 646 votes, reflecting mixed to positive reactions. Major themes include trust, identity, the ethics of manipulation, and how grief and desire can warp judgment, all presented through tight, often uncomfortable interpersonal scenes.