Will Trent Author’s New Mystery Series Officially Bounces Back From Career-Low Rotten Tomatoes Record

Published Nov 13, 2026, 2:05 PM EST Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at ScreenRant, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and lists. He studied creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer/journalist for The Borgen Project, an influential organization that fights global poverty. However, one of his proudest achievements is editing a Leonardo DiCaprio freakout compilation that has over 150K views on YouTube. Adam also fancies himself an amateur film critic on his personal website. Karin Slaughter's new mystery series has bounced back from a career-low Rotten Tomatoes score. Slaughter is best known for her bestselling Will Trent books, which inspired ABC's hit series starring Ramón Rodríguez. Her 2018 novel, Pieces of Her, also made the leap to Netflix as a limited series in 2022, with Toni Collette leading the cast. Slaughter has written more than 25 novels, including the standalone thrillers Blindsighted (2001), Cop Town (2014), Pretty Girls (2015), False Witness (2021), and more. Now, a day after its release, Karin Slaughter's new mystery series, The Good Daughter, has bounced back from a career-low Rotten Tomatoes record, with its score rising to 67%. The limited series still only has 12 reviews from critics, so its score is still subject to change as more are published. Premiered on Peacock on November 12, The Good Daughter originally debuted with a 50% score from six reviews, a career low for Karin Slaughter after Will Trent season 1 (89%) and Pieces of Her (51%). With fewer than 50 ratings from users, The Good Daughter still does not have an audience score. Choose the movie with the higher Rotten Tomatoes score. Created and adapted to television by Karin Slaughter, based on her 2017 novel of the same name, Peacock's The Good Daughter follows two sisters who, decades after their lives were fractured by a single night of violence, have another violent attack take place in their hometown of Pikeville, Georgia, and the following investigation brings old memories and family secrets back to the surface. The show stars Oscar nominee Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You), Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus season 1), Michael Dorman, Emmy winner Harper Steele (Saturday Night Live), Jake McDorman, Shayna Benardo, Paula Malcomson, Olivia Williams, and Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) in main roles. Jayson Warner Smith and Jason Davis guest star. In ScreenRant's review of The Good Daughter, Liz Hersey rated the show three out of 10 stars and writes, "Peacock's trauma-saturated mess wastes its stellar cast... Despite starring Meghann Fahy and Rose Byrne, Peacock's The Good Daughter is a tonally chaotic thriller that revels way too much in female trauma." She continues: The Good Daughter is much more interested in punching its everything-bad-that-can-happen-to-a-woman bingo card than it is in telling a decent story. Overall, the reviews are divided, but leaning positive. The show is mostly winning praise for its terrific cast, particularly Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, whose complicated sisterly chemistry gives the series its emotional punch. There are plenty of twists, dark humor, and gripping family drama – making it an entertaining binge despite its grim subject matter. Not everyone is sold, though. Some critics find the murder mystery overly contrived, predictable, and weighed down by familiar thriller clichés. Still, even the less enthusiastic reviews acknowledge its strong performances, with many agreeing that The Good Daughter works best when it focuses on family relationships rather than the crime itself. Release Date November 12, 2026 Network Peacock Showrunner Karin Slaughter Directors Steph Green Writers Debbie Ezer, Karin Slaughter Cast Meghann Fahy Charlotte Quinn Rose Byrne Samantha Quinn