Brady Praises Peacock’s “The Good Daughter” for Impactful, Responsible Portrayals of Gun Violence

Through its Show Gun Safety initiative, Brady supported creatives in depicting safe firearm storage and authentic depictions of gun violence survivors 

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2026 — Upon today’s premiere of the limited series The Good Daughter on NBCUniversal’s streaming platform Peacock, Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention group, praises the show’s responsible storytelling around firearms and gun violence. Brady’s Show Gun Safety campaign joined the collaborative process, in which creatives were committed to navigating complex and sensitive themes with authenticity, care, and intention while honoring the resilience of women who have experienced trauma. 

Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times best-selling novel and starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, the series follows sisters Charlotte and Samantha Quinn, who have spent 20 years piecing together lives fractured by a single night of gun violence. When a school shooting splinters the small town of Pikeville, Charlotte is the first witness on the scene. The series was directed by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated director Steph Green and Slaughter served as writer, executive producer, and showrunner.

“The Good Daughter highlights an underrecognized part of gun violence: the people who survive it, and what they endure,” said Brady President Kris Brown. “In doing so, the series offers an unflinching depiction of the toll of violence, both on individuals and entire communities. Importantly, we also see firearms stored securely and responsibly — a practice that is only taken up by about half of U.S. gun owners yet could dramatically decrease firearm-related deaths and injuries.”

In one episode, Charlie takes her unloaded handgun from a biometric safe in her car, presenting secure storage as routine. Elsewhere, the story shows the danger of a firearm left unsecured and accessible to youth. The show viscerally depicts the trauma of gun violence, including long-term physical and emotional effects.

“I watch a lot of television, and I can’t think of many shows where you see a survivor of gun violence and what their life is like,” Karin Slaughter told The Hollywood Reporter. “We always hear that horrible statistic — ‘this many people died and this many survived’ — and we think, ‘Thank God they survived.’ But we don’t think about what that recovery looks like. I wanted to show that.”

Renee Davidson, Brady’s Vice President of Communications, joined NBCUniversal, Slaughter, Green, and a representative from RAINN for a Television Academy Foundation panel, The Power of TV: Creating with Care, on how storytellers and subject matter experts partner to navigate sensitive themes with authenticity and care. Watch the video here.

To learn more about Brady’s Show Gun Safety campaign, visit showgunsafety.org.