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\n\tMegan Gallagher is something of an adaptation whisperer. The writer and executive producer whose credits include the BBC miniseriesWolf<\/em>, based on the Jack Caffery novels by Mo Hayder, and the upcoming ITV drama The Blame<\/em>, adapted from Charlotte Langley\u2019s novel, delivered Peacock\u2019s most watched original series to date \u2014 46 million hours viewed in its first three weeks \u2014 withAll Her Fault<\/em>. The adaptation of Andrea Mara\u2019s best-selling novel stars Sarah Snook as Marissa, a mother in distress when her son, Milo (Duke McCloud), goes missing and secrets about everyone in her inner circle \u2014 particularly her husband, Peter (Jake Lacy) \u2014 begin to unfold, raising doubt about their culpability. But more than a thriller, the Emmy-nominated limited series created a dialogue about parenthood \u2014 specifically the unspoken feeling of being a single mother, even in a partnered relationship \u2014 which Gallagher was all too eager to explore.<\/p>\n

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\nSarah Snook initially said there was no way she could do this series, and then you told her you could shoot in Australia and she said yes. What was it about her and this role that wouldn\u2019t let you take no for an answer?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the majority of the series, Marissa is in DEFCON 5 trauma. A mother\u2019s worst nightmare: child missing, at any moment you could get the call that he\u2019s dead; it doesn\u2019t get any worse than that. Because of that, we knew that there was going to be a lot of crying. And you need such an incredible actress for a role like that because if you don\u2019t, you can lose a character in the crying. The crying can become the dominant thing, and the acting is the crying as opposed to being able to convey a personality underneath all of that, being able to find the nuance of who this character is outside of the crying. The way that we cry, the way that we emote, the way that we break down, it\u2019s not universal. So I wanted an actress who could handle all that, not just somebody who would be a good crier but somebody who\u2019s really sophisticated, and she so thoroughly and ridiculously fit that bill.<\/p>\n

\nHow did you pull off moving the setting of the book from Dublin to Chicago and shooting in Australia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tSo I\u2019m American, but I live in Norway. My producers are in London. The broadcaster\u2019s in L.A. We shot it in Melbourne, and it\u2019s set in Chicago, where I\u2019ve never been. So it\u2019s a testament to how everybody\u2019s global. Andrea\u2019s books \u2014 and I\u2019m working on another [adaptation] of hers now \u2014 on one end, they\u2019re really interesting because who doesn\u2019t like looking at Ireland, but the stories themselves are, for the most part, quite universal and can translate anywhere. So there was nothing culturally about the story that she told that couldn\u2019t easily be translated to America. In terms of setting it in Chicago, once we knew we were doing it in America, what mattered to us is that the show felt accessible and relatable to all Americans. That\u2019s why we didn\u2019t want New York or L.A. or Miami. Those cities have such distinct personalities, whereas Chicago was very Middle America and more universally understandable. How did we pull it off though? A hell of a lot of postproduction.<\/p>\n

\nIn the book, the investigator on Milo\u2019s case is a woman. How did Michael Pe\u00f1a end up as Detective Alcaras in the series?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThe detective is a very small character in the book named McConville. So that character \u2014 Andrea wouldn\u2019t mind me saying this \u2014 that\u2019s entirely me. It felt like in a show that was quite critical, obviously, of men, that having some positive male energy in there was not just the right thing to do in terms of ticking boxes, but the fair thing to do. I have a son who\u2019s quite disabled, and my husband\u2019s an incredible father and really runs the show. I wanted to touch upon that from a very personal place. And it just felt like in a show that\u2019s so critical of men and of men not being involved on the home front, why not show a man who is \u2014 despite the fact that he\u2019s got one of the more complicated home fronts you could possibly have. Alcaras still takes his son to school. He still knows the names of the other kids. He still knows the teachers. He still packs his son\u2019s lunch. He still does pickups. That all came from my heart and soul.<\/p>\n

\nThe big conversation that was had on social media about the series was the representation of the realities of parenting, particularly motherhood. Is there any aspect of that response that surprised you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\tI knew that the theme would resonate with women. I\u2019m the neurotic, worried writer. I think, \u201cOh, it\u2019s going to be terrible, it\u2019s never going to come together, it\u2019s not going to work.\u201d That\u2019s me. But I was quietly confident about that theme because every woman I know in my age bracket who is working and raising kids is just breaking down in their car crying, and they don\u2019t understand how it\u2019s supposed to all get done. And we\u2019ve seen little bits and pieces of it on TV, but we haven\u2019t really seen it front and center. I knew this isn\u2019t just me and my friends. This is everyone. So why the fuck isn\u2019t it on television? So I knew it would resonate. I did not know it would resonate as much as it did. I don\u2019t know if I could say I\u2019m surprised. I\u2019m just really pleased. And every little, tiny breadcrumb-y feminist thing that I put in there \u2014 even the most subtle stuff \u2014 is all over TikTok. It was dissected endlessly. The nicest response that I saw was a comment on TikTok that said, \u201cThese are two of the worst husbands I\u2019ve ever seen on television and neither one of them was having an affair.\u201d We\u2019ve seen affairs a hundred million times, and that\u2019s not always the most hurtful thing you could do.<\/p>\n

\n The series\u2019 ending is satisfying on so many levels, but I\u2019m curious, were there any alternate endings you considered that were particularly intriguing?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNo. The way that it plays out in the series is unique to the series. The sequence of events, like [Milo\u2019s abductor Carrie, played by Sophia Lillis] being at the house \u2014 Carrie never shows up at the house in the book or any of that kind of stuff. However, the broad strokes of Peter switching the babies early on, which is why Carrie did what she did, and Marissa killing Peter is 100 percent in the book. And I completely give credit to Andrea Mara. So many thrillers start out great and then the ending is just kind of [blah], whereas this was a whopper of an ending. So no one considered anything else ever, because you don\u2019t mess with something [that good]. It\u2019s like the opening. The opening of the series is the opening of the book. And no one ever considered anything else because there is no better way to open. There is no better way to close.<\/p>\n

\nYou also have Such a Nice Girl<\/em> coming, which is another adaptation from Andrea Mara. Anything you can foreshadow about this new project?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nSuch a Nice Girl <\/em>is a really fun read and it\u2019s a great examination of female friendship that crosses two generations. There are two characters who are late 40s, early 50s. And the story is about a crime that appears to have taken place between their two daughters who are also best friends. It\u2019s twisty-turny. It takes place over just a day, so it\u2019s really, really tight. But just like with her other stories, there\u2019s something to say about female friendship and the power of it that\u2019s just really, really satisfying. We\u2019re diving into it right now and it\u2019s really fun.<\/p>\n

\nThis story first appeared in an August stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.<\/em><\/p>\n

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