📺 Recent psychological thrillers have been plagued by predictability. Either the perpetrator is identified in the penultimate episode, the twist can be spotted from a mile away, and — nine times out of 10 — all the answers are all but spelled out. All Her Fault, starring Sarah Snook, Dakota Fanning, and Michael Pena is none of those things. The series presents an eight-episode saga that took us by surprise (and shock), veering from the blueprints of today’s narrative fixations.

The series wastes no time, with the opening scene showing Marissa Irvine (Snook) heading to pick up her son, Milo, from a playdate. Marissa is surprised when an elderly lady, Esther (Linda Cropper) opens the door, claiming no knowledge of neither son nor playdate.

Soon enough, police are involved. As the hours pass, Marissa finds herself under scrutiny by both her family, including her husband Peter (Jake Lacy), and the public. Why didn’t she cross-reference the number from which she received the text with the official parent contact list? Why did it take her so long to pick up Milo? Why did she contact a publishing house hours after her son was gone? Perhaps it’s all her doing, and perhaps it’s All Her Fault.

All Her Fault’s final act will go down in history — that is all we’ll be able to share sans spoilers. The show, from start to finish, is one long stroke of genius. With exceptional performances — particularly from Snook, Fanning, and Lacy — on-beat pacing, and fully-realized characters, each episode proves a nail-biter. It’s a thriller unlike any we’ve seen recently.

WHERE TO WATCH- You can stream All Her Fault on OSN+. Catch the trailer on YouTube (runtime: 2:24).

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