The gripping Netflix thriller His and Hers, released on 8th January 2026, has become a major hit, but one central mystery has left viewers searching for answers: what happened to Anna and Jack's child?
The Central Tragedy That Shattered a Marriage
Throughout the six-part series, the fractured relationship between journalist Anna, played by Tessa Thompson, and detective Jack, portrayed by Jon Bernthal, is a driving force. While investigating a series of murders in Dahlonega, Georgia, it becomes clear a profound trauma forced them apart, causing Anna to abandon her career as a TV news anchor and become reclusive.
The finale provides the heartbreaking answer. The couple's infant daughter, Charlotte, died while under the care of Anna's mother, Alice, portrayed by Crystal Fox. The cause is strongly implied to be Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), a tragic and unexplained phenomenon where seemingly healthy babies under one year old pass away.
A Mother's Grief Fuels a Deadly Plot
Charlotte's death was the catalyst for a chain of horrific events. Anna's disappearance following the loss sent her mother Alice into a spiral. This grief was compounded when Alice discovered a video tape showing her daughter being attacked in the woods years earlier by men, an assault orchestrated by Rachel, played by Jamie Tisdale.
This discovery triggered Alice's deadly revenge plot. She murdered Rachel and also killed Helen Wang (Poppy Liu) and Jack's sister Zoe (Marin Ireland), who were present during Anna's attack. To cover her tracks, Alice framed her daughter's school friend, Catherine Kelly – who had fled the original attack and was living under the alias Lexy Jones (Rebecca Rittenhouse) – by planting evidence at her home.
The Final Reckoning and Unanswered Pain
The series' conclusion sees Jack's partner, Priya Patel (Sunita Mani), shoot and kill Catherine/Lexy, believing the case solved. However, a year later, the full, shocking truth emerges as Alice confesses her actions, showing no remorse for the murders or the framing.
The loss of Charlotte remains the foundational tragedy of His and Hers. While the specific medical details of the infant's death are not elaborated beyond the link to crib death (SIDS), its impact is unequivocal: it destroyed a marriage and indirectly ignited a vengeful killing spree that rocked a town.
His and Hers, one of Netflix's standout releases of early 2026, is available to stream in full on the platform.
