In 'All Her Fault,' Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning Explore Motherhood and Guilt
The co-stars talk about their psychological thriller on Peacock, which deeply examines motherhood and the heavy self-blame women often feel when things go wrong.
Balancing Work and Parenthood
For Sarah Snook, the challenge of leaving her then two-year-old daughter to film “All Her Fault” inadvertently enhanced her emotional connection to the story. She portrays Marissa Irvine, a Chicago businesswoman whose ordinary day turns into a nightmare when she discovers her young son Milo is missing after a supposed playdate gone wrong.
“It was useful to kind of use my daughter,” Snook said during a video call. “What would it be like to have the situation happen to me? I understand that more in depth now, being a parent.”
However, she acknowledged the emotional boundaries she had to maintain while performing.
“I couldn’t imagine my daughter in Milo’s place. If I had, I would have just decided not to work. It’s too hard, it’s too much,” she admitted.
Mystery and Emotional Depth
“All Her Fault” is an eight-episode thriller filled with twists and moments of shock. Its focus on the pressures of motherhood and the quiet burden of guilt many women carry gives the show an emotional core beneath the suspense.
Main Themes
- The emotional toll of parenting and separation
- The self-blame mothers impose on themselves during crises
- The intersection of fear, guilt, and love in motherhood
Author’s Summary
Snook and Fanning bring powerful depth to a suspenseful story that portrays mothers’ fear, guilt, and strength with remarkable authenticity.