If you're looking for a complex and compelling drama to fill the hole left by the end of Big Little Lies, Peacock's new limited series Apples Never Fall could well be a contender. Based on the NYT's bestseller of the same name, the show focuses on an apparently perfect family as retiring tennis coaches Sam Neill and Annette Bening prepare for the start of their golden years. But when a wounded young woman knocks on their door, their perfect world turns out to be far from perfect after all.
In addition to an excellent cast that also includes Alison Brie, Jake Lacy, Conor Merrigan-Turner and Essie Randles as the Delaney family's adult children, the showrunner is Melanie Marnich of The OA and The Affair. And as for the Big Little Lies comparison, we're not just making that up: the book on which the show is based was written by Lianne Moriarty, who also wrote HBO's Big Little Lies and Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers.
