‘All Her Fault’ creator Megan Gallagher says thriller explores how audiences judge women and mothers

Megan Gallagher, creator and showrunner of the thriller series All Her Fault, said she is trying to push back against the assumptions audiences make about women and mothers as she develops storytelling for the show, according to an interview published Monday by Deadline.

Gallagher told Deadline that while the series has drawn a range of responses, one particular comment has stayed with her. The interviewer noted that Gallagher singled out feedback stating, “Those are two of the worst husbands I’ve ever seen on television, and neither one of them were having an affair.” The remark, Deadline reported, reflects viewers’ attention to how the show frames marriage and fault without leaning on an infidelity plotline as an explanation.

In the same conversation, Deadline said Gallagher discussed the broader challenge of writing and presenting mothers and women in a thriller context, including how audiences can interpret characters’ choices through stereotypes about family life. Gallagher’s comments, as characterized by Deadline, emphasize that the series aims to complicate the way viewers assign blame and motive to characters who are often read through their roles in the home.

Gallagher’s approach also ties to how the series uses suspense to examine relationships, Deadline reported. By highlighting that the husbands in question were “having” a perceived affair, but that the comment asserts they were not, Gallagher’s framing draws attention to what viewers look for when trying to explain tension in adult partnerships.

Deadline described Gallagher’s efforts as part of a larger effort to challenge viewers’ expectations, particularly expectations tied to motherhood and gender. In her remarks, she pointed to audience feedback as a report of what the show is confronting, even when viewers respond with criticism rather than praise.

All Her Fault is the vehicle for Gallagher’s comments, but Deadline’s interview centers on the creative question behind the series rather than on any single episode plot point. As Gallagher described it, the show’s reception becomes part of the conversation about how audiences interpret accountability, character motives, and the social standards placed on women and mothers in popular media.