All Her Fault – Series Review | Peacock

ALL HER FAULT on Peacock is a new crime thriller series about a boy who goes missing. It has eight episodes, which might seem like a lot, but the story also evolves constantly. Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning star. Read our All Her Fault series review here!

ALL HER FAULT is a new Peacock series with eight episodes and a brilliant cast. Seriously, I felt like just about every new character was played by a very familiar face. Also, it’s a dark story which may seem familiar, but it has surprises in store.

It’s a crime mystery thriller about a boy who goes missing. As per usual, the parents are scrutinized, and especially the mother. Again, this is often the case, and exactly what the title refers to.

Continue reading our review of the All Her Fault limited series here. Find it streaming on Peacock now!

Every parent’s nightmare – but mom’s fault

All Her Fault is described as a “suburban thriller with an intriguing mystery at the center of it,” which is certainly accurate. However, there is also an element of crime, as a child is kidnapped.

And this Peacock series does not start out slow. Instead, we are thrown headfirst into the worst day of Marissa Irvine’s (Sarah Snook) life. We see her arrive to pick up her young son, Milo, from his first playdate at a new friend’s house.

However, when she arrives, the woman there is a stranger, and there are no kids in the house. Not Milo nor his friend. From there, it’s a direct descent into the worst nightmare for any parent. And it won’t be long before the mom is blamed for most.

Mental load and weaponized incompetence

Many women will know the terms “mental load” and “weaponized incompetence”, and we see so many examples of just that in All Her Fault. The men who know these terms are either decent men or they have angry wives (or ex-wives).

It goes hand in hand with the term “Married Single Mom,” which refers to households where the woman is essentially a single parent, despite being married to the child’s father. More than anything, he is another “creature” in the house that she cares for.

In the case of All Her Fault, we clearly see how both parents have full-time jobs, and her job may even be the one that pays the most, but she is still expected to be the primary caregiver for their child.

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When she asks for help or asks him to do better, the line “Just tell me what to do” comes up. As if he isn’t capable of figuring out to be a parent every bit as much as her. He puts everything on her, creating an unbearable mental load.

And when the father has to be in charge of the child for once, he suddenly doesn’t know anything about anything. So, he asks her about things constantly: Weaponized incompetence. So, she gives up because it’s just as much work when he “helps”.

Please note, this obviously isn’t the case in every household, which this series also shows examples of. And it can be to the extreme or in small ways, but most women (yes, most!) will recognize this.

Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning are amazing

Yes, I said “amazing,” which is a word that will ring shallow when you watch All Her Fault. However, I assure you I mean it in the best way possible.

We see Sarah Snook (Succession, Run Rabbit Run) as Milo’s mom, Marissa, while Dakota Fanning (The Watchers, Vicious) plays Jenny, the mom of Milo’s play date friend, Jacob.

The two women bonded just recently due to the fact that they are working moms, and yet somehow also full-time parents, practically single moms. Both have hired a nanny to make ends meet (time-wise, I mean), which is where things start to go wrong.

Still, the friendship between Marissa Irvine and Jenni Kaminski is so organic and believable that it works. Even in this terrible situation, they stick together and prefer the company of one another, because no one else understands their situation.

Obviously, things will evolve and escalate, but this is where we begin.

In other key roles, you can look forward to seeing Jake Lacy (Apples Never Fall), Michael Peña (Extinction), Sophia Lillis (I Am Not Okay With This), Abby Elliott (The Bear), Daniel Monks (Sissy), Jay Ellis (Freaky Tales), and Kartiah Vergara (Bear Country).

Watch the All Her Fault series on Peacock now

Megan Gallagher is the creator of All Her Fault, which is based on a novel by Andrea Mara. The eight episodes in the mini-series are directed by Kate Dennis (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Minkie Spiro (3 Body Problem), each directs four episodes.

Most recently, Megan Gallagher also wrote an episode of the Prime Video series Lazarus, based on a Harlan Coben story. To me, All Her Fault is much stronger in virtually all aspects.

The limited series has eight episodes, and all are available on Peacock now. Fair warning, this series is very binge-worthy. It’s also bound to anger and upset many viewers – probably because many will recognize themselves in at least one character.

All Her Fault is streaming on Peacock from November 6, 2025. In the UK, it is released on Sky Atlantic and NOW.

Details

Creator: Megan Gallagher (based on a novel by Andrea Mara)
Cast: Sarak Snook, Dakota Fanning, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Duke McCloud, Abby Elliott, Rowan Witt, Jay Ellis, Johnny Carr, Kartiah Vergara, Michael Peña