‘The Good Daughter’ Review: Rose Byrne Sizzles in Peacock’s Brutal Trauma-Drama About Crime-Solving Sisters

After “The Good Daughter”, these Karin Slaughter books deserve an adaptation

Are you listening, Hollywood?Meghann Fahy as Charlie and Rose Byrne as Sam in ‘The Good Daughter’Credit: Mark Hill/PEACOCKKarin Slaughter has written more than two dozen novels and sold more than 40 million books that have been published in 120 countries. In addition to The Good Daughter on Peacock (out Nov. 12), Pieces of Her is streaming on Netflix and Will Trent’s fifth season will premiere next year on ABC.But how about all those other books…

‘The Good Daughter’ Review: Rose Byrne Sizzles in Peacock’s Brutal Trauma-Drama About Crime-Solving Sisters

The clichés stack up nearly as fast as the clever cast can distinguish them in Karin Slaughter's six-episode adaptation of her own book, which follows long-separated sisters who reunite to defend a young woman from the predators lurking in their brutish, backwoods hometown.

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The Good Daughter Review: Karin Slaughter Effortlessly Adapts Her Own Book Starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy

It is rare for an author to have the opportunity to adapt their own book for TV or film. However, Karin Slaughter is an exception with Peacock’s new miniseries, The Good Daughter, and she seizes this chance in the best way possible. Almost every single book-to-screen change elevates the narrative and makes the relationships even more complex. Some of the most significant changes end up being the best ones, including the narrative framing itself.…