Perfect 6-Part Crime Thriller: A Weekend Binge Pick Beyond Netflix

A family pulled back together

The Good Daughter stars Rose Byrne as Samantha Quinn and Meghann Fahy as Charlotte Quinn, adult sisters separated for years. A home invasion two decades earlier left their mother dead and continues to haunt them.

Charlotte works as a defense attorney in Pikeville, Georgia, while Samantha left for New York to practice law. Their father, Rusty, played by Brendan Gleeson, is also an attorney and has a controversial place in their lives.

A new case in Pikeville

The story’s present-day investigation begins after a school shooting leaves a student and the principal dead. Rusty asks Samantha to return and help Charlotte; she reluctantly agrees. As the sisters investigate, they find an unsettling connection to their shared past. They must confront their different memories of the earlier tragedy while trying to repair their relationship and solve the new case.

All six episodes arrive together

Peacock will release all six episodes on Thursday, November 12, 2026, making the series available for viewers to watch in one sitting or over the weekend. The adaptation is based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling novel, which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Slaughter wrote the scripts for all six episodes. The series is rooted in small-town mystery and family trauma, with comparisons to crime dramas such as HBO’s Mare of Easttown and Big Little Lies.

Early reviews are divided

Other early assessments are less positive. TIME Magazine praised Byrne, Gleeson and Fahy, calling Fahy “the standout here,” but criticized a script it said relied on coincidence and contrivance. More reviews are expected, leaving the broader critical response unsettled.