Peacock Releases Trailer for Good Daughter
Peacock Releases Trailer for Good Daughter
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Karin Slaughter described the sisters’ relationship as the series’ emotional core, calling it “a story of love, family, and the unbreakable bond between two resilient, funny, difficult sisters.”
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The ensemble also includes Audrey Grace Marshall and Drew Cheek, who are listed alongside Brendan Gleeson, Olivia Williams, Harper Steele and Michael Dorman.
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The series is produced by Made Up Stories in partnership with Fifth Season. Executive producers include Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Casey Haver and Rose Byrne, in addition to Slaughter and Steph Green.
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The trailer uses a flashback structure, contrasting the present-day investigation with images of past violence and suggesting that the family’s unresolved trauma is bleeding into the present.
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The project is another television adaptation of Slaughter’s work; her novels have also inspired Netflix’s Pieces of Her and ABC’s Will Trent.
Peacock has released the first trailer for The Good Daughter, a six-episode thriller starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy as sisters Samantha and Charlotte Quinn. The sisters are rebuilding their lives 20 years after a violent attack devastated their family. When a new crime strikes their small town of Pikeville, Charlotte—now a lawyer—becomes the first witness and uncovers buried family secrets.
The series, based on Karin Slaughter's 2017 novel, blends crime mystery with family drama. Slaughter wrote all six episodes and serves as showrunner and executive producer. The cast also includes Brendan Gleeson, Olivia Williams, Harper Steele, and Michael Dorman. All episodes premiere on Peacock on November 12, 2026.
Sisters Bound by Trauma and Secrets
The emotional heart of The Good Daughter is the complex bond between the Quinn sisters. Karin Slaughter described their relationship as "a story of love, family, and the unbreakable bond between two resilient, funny, difficult sisters." Twenty years of silence have strained their connection. A new attack in their hometown forces them to confront what they've buried.
A Lawyer Drawn Into a Nightmare Investigation
Charlotte Quinn, now a practicing lawyer, finds herself at the center of a new crime investigation in Pikeville. Her role as the first witness pulls her directly into the case. The investigation threatens to expose the family's darkest secrets. Charlotte must navigate her professional duty while grappling with personal trauma that never truly healed.
Flashbacks Reveal How Past Violence Haunts the Present
The trailer uses a flashback structure that contrasts present-day events with images of past violence. This technique shows how unresolved trauma bleeds into the sisters' current lives. The editing creates tension between what happened two decades ago and what's happening now. The visual storytelling suggests that old wounds and new danger are deeply intertwined.
Another Karin Slaughter Story Comes to Television
The Good Daughter marks another television adaptation of Karin Slaughter's bestselling novels. Her work has previously inspired Netflix's Pieces of Her and ABC's Will Trent. Slaughter has written all six episodes of this series and directs the creative vision as showrunner and executive producer. Director Steph Green helmed the entire series. The project is produced by Made Up Stories in partnership with Fifth Season, with executive producers including Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Casey Haver, and Rose Byrne.
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