‘All Her Fault’ Review: Sarah Snook, Dakota Fanning and Jake Lacy Anchor Peacock’s Domestic Mystery
Michael Peña joins the cast of this eight-part thriller that unfolds around the disappearance of a five-year-old boy in an affluent Chicago suburb. The series dives into the emotional depths of parenthood, fear, and guilt that accompany such loss.
“We’d do anything for our kids. Anything,” says Marissa Irvine (Sarah Snook), the desperate mother at the center of Peacock’s All Her Fault.
Marissa’s words prove chillingly true as she and her husband Peter (Jake Lacy) face the unimaginable — the disappearance of their son, Milo (Duke McCloud). The show probes how far parents might go for their children, exploring the tensions between compassion and control.
The narrative examines the small cracks in everyday parenting: the exhaustion, endless tantrums, missed bedtimes, and the quiet awareness that no amount of protection can completely shield a child. These flaws become entry points for the mystery’s emotional depth and suspense.
Although not reaching the prestige heights of similar domestic thrillers like Big Little Lies, All Her Fault remains a sharp and immersive exploration of privilege, parental anxiety, and the fragile boundary between love and obsession.
Author’s Summary
This taut family drama blends tension, emotion, and sharp psychology, turning a missing-child case into an unsettling mirror of modern parenthood.