Karin Slaughter’s The Good Daughter is headed to the small screen with Jessica Biel in a starring role, Variety reports.
Slaughter’s novel, published in 2017 by Morrow/HarperCollins, tells the story of Charlotte and Samantha Quinn, two sisters who survived a brutal attack on their family 28 years earlier. Now both attorneys, the sisters are forced to confront their past when Charlotte witnesses a school shooting.
In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus wrote of the book, “It’s hard to think of any writer since Flannery O’Connor, referenced at several key moments here, who’s succeeded as consistently as Slaughter at using horrific violence to evoke pity and terror. Whether she’s extending her franchise or creating stand-alones like this, she really does make your hair stand on end.”
Biel (Total Recall, Hitchcock) will star as Charlotte in the Peacock limited series. She will also executive produce alongside Slaughter, who will write all episodes of the series.
Slaughter already has a hit series on her hands with Will Trent, the ABC show based on her novels about the titular special agent for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The series’ second season began airing last month.
Slaughter shared news of the Good Daughter adaptation on Instagram, writing, “Absolutely thrilled to finally announce the news about THE GOOD DAUGHTER! I’ve written all of the scripts. The wonderful @jessicabiel is starring…Can’t wait for you to see it!!”
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
