All Her Fault Review: Sarah Snook’s New Thriller Is Packed With Clichés

The trailer for All Her Fault was exciting. The story starts with Marissa Irvine (played by Snook) arriving at 14 Arthur Avenue to pick up her son, Milo, from a playdate, only to find the address is wrong and Milo is missing. Instead of showing a happy family life, the series immediately throws you into the drama of a child’s disappearance, which initially feels promising. However, the show’s simple storyline struggles to maintain that initial momentum over eight episodes. While the kidnapping plot has some thrilling moments, they feel more like quick wins than a truly satisfying arc. This raises the question of whether stories with familiar, dramatic setups work better as books than TV shows. Is the original novel by Andrea Mara as overly ambitious as the series? The only thing truly saving All Her Fault is Snook’s performance; she carries the show almost single-handedly, and it’s no surprise her character spends most of the time in distress.








