Should Christians watch His & Hers on Netflix? The psychological thriller starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal became Netflix's #1 most-watched show in the first half of 2026 with 104 million views. Here is the complete Christian assessment.
His & Hers (Netflix, January 8, 2026) is a six-episode limited series adapted from Alice Feeney's 2020 psychological thriller novel of the same name. Starring Tessa Thompson (Westworld, Thor: Ragnarok) as Anna Andrews — a former news anchor living in isolation after withdrawing from her career — and Jon Bernthal (The Punisher, The Walking Dead) as Jack Harper, her estranged detective husband. When a murder occurs in Dahlonega, the small Georgia town where Anna grew up, both are drawn into the investigation from opposite sides — Anna as a reporter returning to cover the case, Jack as the lead detective who begins to suspect her involvement.
The show was Netflix's #1 most-watched title in the first half of 2026 with 104 million views — a remarkable performance for a limited series. It was directed by William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth, Eileen) and produced by Jessica Chastain's Freckle Films. The series earned a 68% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics and a 7.2 on IMDb.
Rating: TV-MA — this is adult content not appropriate for teenagers or families. Violence: Murder is the central plot event, depicted with adult drama-level detail — not graphic gore but sustained thematic weight around violent death, investigation, and the human cost of violence. Sexual content: Moderate — the show has adult relationship content consistent with prestige drama standards. Not explicitly graphic but present. Language: Adult language throughout. Occult/spiritual darkness: None — this is a secular psychological thriller with no supernatural or occult elements. Deception: Central to the narrative structure — the entire show is built around two competing, unreliable versions of events. Deception is the story's mechanism, not its moral endorsement.
The unreliable narrator as moral framework: His & Hers is built on a narrative device — alternating "his" and "hers" perspectives, each potentially distorted — that asks viewers to question what truth is and who to believe. This is intellectually sophisticated storytelling rather than moral relativism, but it places the burden of discernment on the viewer. The show doesn't resolve into a clean moral framework; it asks you to sit with ambiguity. For Christians who believe truth is knowable and objective, this kind of sustained narrative ambiguity is worth naming.
Marriage and estrangement: The central relationship is a broken marriage between two people who still have complex feelings for each other while investigating the same crime. The show treats their estrangement with genuine emotional weight rather than treating marriage casually. This is not a strength exactly but a neutral observation — the show is not anti-marriage in its framing.
What works: Strong performances, genuine moral weight around the consequences of violence and deception, no supernatural or occult content, and a mystery structure that rewards careful attention. For adult Christians who enjoy prestige thriller content, this is among the better-constructed options in the genre.
See our guide on Should Christians Watch Sweet Magnolias? for a very different Netflix drama. See our Christian TV Reviews hub. Plugged In reviews His & Hers. Common Sense Media provides a full parent guide.
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