The White Lotus' Meghann Fahy has been cast in TV thriller The Good Daughter opposite Rose Byrne.
Fahy, known for the role of Daphne Sullivan in season 2 of The White Lotus, replaces Jessica Biel on the upcoming Peacock drama.
Based on the Karin Slaughter novel of the same name, the show follows Charlotte (Fahy) and Samantha (Byrne) Quinn, two sisters who have been grappling with the consequences of a night of violence that happened 28 years prior.
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When their town of Pikeville gets attacked once again, Charlotte is the first witness on the scene. Now a lawyer like her father, she is forced to confront her past as the case uncovers uncomfortable truths.
"In the end, both [Charlotte] and Samantha find themselves wondering if the price of being the good daughter was worth it after all," the logline reads.
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Fahy, whose acting credits also include The Bold Type and Netflix's star-studded murder mystery The Perfect Couple, will next be seen in drama Rebuilding opposite Josh O'Connor.
Written and directed by Max Walker-Silverman, the movie follows O'Connor's rancher protagonist after a fire destroys his family farm.
Also starring True Detective: Night Country star Kali Reis, the film will receive its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January.
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Next, Fahy will star in The Unbreakable Boy, from the book of the same name that was in turn inspired by a true story.
Released in US cinemas in February next year, the film from writer-director Jon Gunn zeroes in on the father-son relationship between Austin LeRette (Jacob Laval), a boy with brittle bone disease and autism, and his dad Scott, played by Zachary Levi.
A premiere date for The Good Daughter is to be announced.
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