Rose Byrne stars in new legal thriller The Good Daughter

Opening scenes feature trauma

Two young girls see their mother shot in the face by masked intruders as the series begins. A second scene reveals this event is a flashback remembered by Meghann Fahy who plays Byrne's sister. In the third sequence, Fahy accidentally walks into a school shooting and gets beaten up by police officers.

Cast includes Brendan Gleeson

Fahy works as a lawyer whose father is played by Brendan Gleeson in the role of another attorney. The cast joins Byrne who portrays a rich and successful New York lawyer spending time riding in expensive cars. Fahy and Gleeson are described as scrappy backwoods lawyers while Byrne represents wealthier legal professionals from the city.

Plot focuses on family grief

The story follows how the family processes the violent death of their matriarch while realising the shooting implicates the broader community. Reviewers note that the first strand involving Fahy holds up tremendously against Byrne during warm but occasionally fractious relationship moments. The series drops the plot to offer pure character beats such as a scene where they perform a madcap scrabble to shut a coffin lid.