The Good Daughter premieres Thursday, November 12, 2026, exclusively on Peacock in the US, and all six episodes of the limited series drop at once. To watch it you will need a Peacock subscription, which starts at $12.99 a month for the ad-supported Premium plan or $19.99 a month for ad-free Premium Plus. Here is when it lands, how much it costs, and what to expect from the Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy thriller.
Adapted from Karin Slaughter’s 2017 bestseller, this is a six-part binge rather than a weekly rollout, so you can watch the whole story in one sitting on release day.
Release date and start time
All six episodes become available in the early hours of Thursday, November 12th, 2026, on Peacock in the US. Peacock typically posts its scripted originals overnight, around 12:00 a.m. ET (9:00 p.m. PT the previous evening), though the service has not published an exact minute for this title, so the safest move is to check the Peacock app first thing on November 12. Because every episode unlocks together, there is no week-by-week schedule to track.
How much does Peacock cost?
Peacock dropped its free ad-supported tier in 2023, so streaming The Good Daughter requires a paid plan. These are the current US prices after Peacock’s August 2026 increase:
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium | $12.99 | $129.99 | Yes |
| Premium Plus | $19.99 | $199.99 | No (limited exclusions) |
Either plan lets you stream the full series. Premium Plus adds ad-free viewing and downloads for offline watching, which is worth considering if you plan to marathon all six episodes.
What The Good Daughter is about
This is a story about two sisters who survived the same nightmare and spent their adult lives running from it in opposite directions. Rose Byrne plays Samantha Quinn and Meghann Fahy plays Charlotte Quinn, siblings pulled back into a small Georgia town and a violent past they would rather forget when a fresh act of brutality reopens old wounds.
Karin Slaughter, who wrote the novel, is closely involved in the adaptation, and the six-episode format is built to preserve the book’s slow-burn structure, where the present-day crime keeps colliding with what the sisters witnessed as children. It is a legal-tinged thriller more interested in the cost of survival than in a tidy whodunit.
Who is in the cast?
Beyond Byrne and Fahy, the ensemble includes Brendan Gleeson as the sisters’ father, alongside Olivia Williams, Harper Steele, and Michael Dorman. The pairing of Byrne and Fahy, the latter coming off a breakout run on The White Lotus, is the headline draw, and the two play the fractured sibling dynamic as the engine of the whole series.
Why it is worth your time
Karin Slaughter adaptations have become a reliable draw for streamers, and this one arrives with real pedigree behind it. Her novel Pieces of Her became a Netflix hit starring Toni Collette in 2022, and The Good Daughter is widely considered one of her strongest standalone thrillers. Condensing it into six episodes rather than stretching it across a longer season is a smart call: it keeps the tension tight and lets the dual timeline, the sisters as children and as adults, land with full weight.
The casting is the other reason to pay attention. Meghann Fahy has turned a run of sharp supporting and lead roles, including her breakout on The White Lotus, into one of the most in-demand careers in prestige TV, and pairing her with Rose Byrne gives the show two leads who can carry heavy emotional material without tipping into melodrama. Brendan Gleeson as their father rounds out a cast built for a character-driven thriller rather than a procedural.
If you tend to hold off on weekly shows until the full season is out, this one removes the wait entirely. Everything is there on day one, which makes it an easy pick for a weekend.
Watch the trailer
Peacock has released the official trailer ahead of the premiere:
Frequently asked
When does The Good Daughter come out?
Thursday, November 12, 2026, on Peacock in the US. All six episodes drop the same day.
How many episodes are there?
Six. It is a limited series, and the entire season is released at once.
Where can I watch it?
Exclusively on Peacock in the US. It is not available on another streaming service domestically.
How much do I need to pay?
A Peacock Premium subscription at $12.99 a month, or Premium Plus at $19.99 a month for ad-free viewing. Annual plans cost $129.99 and $199.99 respectively.
Is it based on a book?
Yes, on Karin Slaughter’s 2017 novel of the same name.
