APPLES NEVER FALL
- By SAMANTHA COLWELL
Even in idyllic, suburban Palm Beach, nothing is ever as it seems. Or so suggests new Peacock miniseries Apples Never Fall, which premiered in its entirety on March 14, 2024.
The all-star cast follows Annette Bening (Nyad, Jerry and Marge Go Large, American Beauty), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Twelve, Memoirs of an Invisible Man), Jake Lacy (The Office, Carol, The White Lotus), and Alison Brie (GLOW, Community, Promising Young Woman). Each of these formidable names, along with newcomers Conor Merrigan Turner and Essie Randles, play a member of the Delaney family, a tight-knit group of parents Joy and Stan (Bening and Neill) and their four adult children. Ultimately, though, that family closeness turns on its head when Joy goes missing and each member of the family must prove their innocence to themselves and each other.
The miniseries is based on Liane Moriarty’s 2021 novel of the same name. Moriarty has written other hits such as Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, both of which fostered award-winning TV adaptations. Though the show is set in America, it was filmed in Moriarty’s home country of Australia.
Reviews have been mixed, with critics alternately calling it “soapy” and “brilliant”. If you’re a fan of family drama or of Moriarty’s other works, though, give it a watch! It may just surprise you.
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