Will Trent Author’s New 6-Part Mystery Series Sets All-Time Rotten Tomatoes Record

Published Nov 11, 2026, 5:59 PM EST

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The Good Daughter sets an all-time record for author Karin Slaughter.

Slaughter is likely best known as the author of the Will Trent books, which were adapted into a hit ABC series starring Ramón Rodríguez. Will Trent season 5 will premiere on Tuesday, January 5, 2027, at 8 PM ET, continuing its run as one of the more underrated procedurals on network television. But she's had other works translated for the screen.

Pieces of Her, starring Toni Collette, was a fast-paced limited series thriller based on Slaughter's 2018 novel. It received mixed reviews when it premiered on Netflix in March 2022, though it drew praise for Collette's lead performance. Slaughter's latest, Peacock's adaptation of The Good Daughter, is off to a rougher start.

The Good Daughter has debuted to a 50% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The score is based on just six reviews so far, split between positive and negative, so it will likely change as the newly debuted Peacock Original gets more reviews in the coming days. The Average of Rated Reviews, viewable by clicking the Tomatometer, currently sits at 6.40 out of 10.

Compared to Slaughter's other adaptations, The Good Daughter is currently the lowest-rated. Will Trent season 1 has the highest Rotten Tomatoes critics' score, coming in at 89%, based on nine reviews. Netflix's Pieces of Her follows with 51%, based on 35 reviews. As is often the case with network shows, only Will Trent's debut was heavily reviewed. Other seasons don't have critics' scores.

The Good Daughter centers on two sisters, Charlotte (Meghann Fahy) and Samantha (Rose Byrne), who reunite two decades after surviving a violent home invasion. The reunion is spurred by the fact that Charlotte witnesses a brutal attack in their Georgia hometown, as Samantha returns to aid her sister and their father, Rusty (Brendan Gleeson), in investigating the crime. For the trio, it's a family business.

The official synopsis promises that “the case unfolds and twists through painful memories and buried secrets,” with Olivia Williams, Harper Steele, Michael Dorman, Audrey Grace Marshall, and Drew Cheek also starring. Slaughter is the writer, showrunner, and executive producer of the adaptation.

ScreenRant's review of The Good Daughter by Liz Hersey gives the crime drama a score of 3 out of 10, calling it a “trauma-saturated mess,” even as Fahy is singled out for a strong performance. On the more positive end, and in a continuing theme across reviews, the acting turns seem to be a saving grace. It's also noted that the series balances suspense with its more personal family angst.

But an overreliance on trauma similarly recurs in reviews, along with a tendency toward coincidences, an overly complicated mystery, and an uneven mix of serious subject matter and humor. All episodes of The Good Daughter are out now, giving audiences a chance to tally up the strengths and weaknesses of Peacock's latest.