Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning Discuss New Show “All Her Fault”
In the new show All Her Fault, Sarah Snook plays Marissa, a woman facing every parent’s worst fear. When she goes to pick up her five-year-old son Milo from a playdate, she discovers there was no playdate and that Milo is missing. This event marks the start of a gripping story.
The Story and Its Twist
“When they gave me the book and I read it and found out what the twist was, I couldn’t say no, it was just so juicy and there’s so much to explore,” Snook told Deadline. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that Milo was taken by someone close to home. Marissa teams up with her friend Jenny, played by Dakota Fanning, and her husband, played by Jake Lacy, to uncover the truth.
Exploring Invisible Labor in Relationships
Both Snook and Fanning highlight how the show reveals the unequal distribution of responsibilities in their characters’ homes. Despite managing their careers, the women end up burdened with childcare and household duties. Even Milo’s disappearance is seen as something the women somehow allowed, reflecting the show’s title, All Her Fault.
“I think it’s a conversation that’s been certainly happening in my life, in my friendship circles for the last, certainly five years at least, and coming more to the public forefront, about the invisible labor that women tend to take on in a relationship that has children involved.” – Sarah Snook
Summary
All Her Fault exposes the hidden burdens women carry in balancing work, family, and emotional labor, spotlighting the challenges behind the scenes of parenthood and relationships.