The Good Daughter is an odd series, and one that it’s difficult to get excited about.
NOTE: I will go into some of the details of the opening episode, so if you don’t want to know a thing, look away now.
For lawyer Charlotte Quinn (Meghann Fahy – Drop) and her sister, Samantha (Rose Byrne – Insidious 5: The Red Door), their mum, Harriet (Olivia Williams – The Father), died when they were kids, all following an altercation with masked gunmen, and this is something that happens right at the start, so it’s impossible NOT to mention it.
In the present day, there’s a school shooting, leading to one pupil and a teacher being dead, and student Kelly Wilson (Shayna Benardo) holding the smoking pistol, but while those present try to make sense of it all, and get the gun from her, they’re quickly surrounded by a lot of very angry, gun-toting policemen.
Given that both Charley and Sam, as they’re known, got separated when they were young, you know there’ll be a reunion at some point, but when it comes, it’s such a nothingburger.
With all the reminiscing and lamenting over their past, from 30 years ago, and their relationships with their parents, their father is still alive, but given how he’s played by Brendan Gleeson (H Is For Hawk) – who doesn’t look any different between the two, it’s as jarring as his terrible attempt at an American accent.
So, The Good Daughter has scenes that are engaging, but then followed by some scenes of tedious soap opera-style dialogue, and it’s so uneven, it’s just not engaging. I had the same issue with author Karin Slaughter‘s Pieces Of Her.
The Good Daughter is on Sky Atlantic from today.
It’s not yet available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD, but when it is, it will be listed on the New DVD, Blu-ray, 3D and 4K releases UK page.
Cert: 
Running time: 45 minutes (6 episodes)
Release date: November 12th 2026
Studio: Sky/Peacock
Format: 2.00:1
Director: Steph Green
Producer: Darren M Demetre
Screenplay: Debbie Ezer, Karin Slaughter
Novel: Karin Slaughter
Music: Jonathan Sanford
Cast:
Charlotte Quinn: Meghann Fahy
Samantha Quinn: Rose Byrne
Rusty: Brendan Gleeson
Harriet: Olivia Williams
Young Sam: Audrey Grace Marshall
Young Charlie: Drew Cheek
Kelly Wilson: Shayna Benardo
Douglas Pinkman: Kovar McClure
Cleet Culpepper: Lee Perkins
Zach Culpepper Jr.: Ian Elrick
Hightop: Ryan Anthony Holcomb
Anton: Ray Panthaki
A.D.A Kaylee Connor: Lauren Farmer
Nelline: Heather Konowal
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