'Twisty' new crime drama with hidden meaning is being called 'best show of the year'
Warning: this article contains mild spoilers for All Her Fault.
If you've got a free evening and a blanket within reach, this one's going to tempt you. Viewers are bingeing Peacock's new limited series All Her Fault and calling it the best thing they've watched all year. Big claim. But honestly, the buzz makes sense.
The hook
Here's the setup. Marissa Irvine (played with that tight, stomach-in-knots urgency by Sarah Snook (movies and tv series)) goes to pick up her son, Milo, from his first playdate at a new school. A woman answers the door. She's never heard of Marissa. Or Milo. The air kind of goes still in that moment-and you feel it. Every parent's nightmare, right there on the doorstep.
From there, Marissa and her husband Peter (Jake Lacy (movies and tv series)) start tearing through their lives, and their neighborhood's polite smiles, to find their kid. It's messy. It's tense. And it doesn't take long for everything around them to start fraying.
Why it's hitting a nerve
All Her Fault isn't just twisty for twisty's sake. It toys with where we place blame. The title nudges you to side-eye the women-mothers, friends, neighbors-while quietly steering you toward the men. The husbands. The ones whose excuses don't quite add up.
One viewer put it plainly: "So the title is 'All Her Fault' but I'm only seeing sorry-ass husbands. What's that about?" Another shot back: "Have you not heard of irony?" And that's the point. The show holds up a mirror to how easily we suspect women first, then flips it.
The conversation online
People aren't just watching; they're glued. "From START to FINISH… this series had me HOOKED," one fan wrote, adding that the first 10 minutes will make you sit up. Another called it their favorite show of the year. Eight episodes, gone in a flash.
There's some healthy pushback too-at least one viewer thought it gets a bit far-fetched at times-but even they admitted the pieces click together into a satisfying finale. And the throughline most people keep circling back to? Gaslighting. Watching smart, capable women get spun around by people they trust. It stings because it's familiar.
The craft behind the suspense
This is based on Andrea Mara's bestselling novel, and that book DNA shows. It's paced like a page-turner-short scenes, close calls, shifting suspicion. The cast helps sell it: Sarah Snook leads with nerve and nuance, Jake Lacy threads charm with unease, Dakota Fanning (movies and tv series) gives the friend role real weight. You feel the strain in every conversation.
And the structure is clever. Each episode peels back a layer-some domestic, some deeply personal-so even when the plot stretches, the emotional stakes stay grounded. You're not just chasing clues; you're watching trust erode in real time.
Need-to-know
- Format: Limited series (8 episodes)
- Where to watch: Peacock (official site)
- Based on: The bestseller by Andrea Mara
- Starring: Sarah Snook, Jake Lacy, Dakota Fanning, and more
- Core themes: Parenthood, trust, gaslighting, who we choose to believe
Should you watch?
If you like domestic thrillers that get under your skin, yes. If you want a clean, tidy mystery with no sharp edges, maybe not. But the way this show uses its title as a dare-and then twists it-feels fresh.
Here's what this could mean for your coverage: the show's getting word-of-mouth heat, anchored by a clear emotional hook and a social-media-friendly premise. That combination tends to travel. And with eight tight episodes, it's primed for a weekend binge and a week of group chats dissecting the ending.
Bottom line: clear hook, strong performances, and a title that turns the knife. Queue it up-just don't plan on an early night.
