Spoiler Alert: This article contains significant plot details and spoilers for ‘His & Hers’. If you haven’t seen ‘His & Hers’ yet and wish to avoid spoilers, please stop reading now.One of the first OTT hits of 2026 ‘His & hers’ has ended with an unexpected twist, leaving fans shocked! Adapted from Alice Feeney’s mystery novel into a 6-episode series, ‘His & Hers’ stars Tessa Thompson and John Bernthal as an estranged married couple who are weirdly brought back together by a homicide in their hometown, Dahlonega.The murder mystery at the heart of ‘His & Hers’ appears to be solved by the halfway mark of the dramatic finale. Protagonists Anna Andrews and Jack Harper both know that the Atlanta TV anchor known as Lexy Jones is actually Catherine Kelly, the unpopular girl who was on the periphery of Anna’s high school friend group.It seems it was Lexy who’s been killing her now-adult high-school tormentors in their hometown of Dahlonega, Georgia, with Anna as her next target. Thanks to the quick shooting skills of Priya, Jack’s partner on the police force, Anna’s life is saved and Lexy’s apparent homicidal schemes are foiled.But one year later, Anna learns Lexy was never the murderer!
Who is the killer in ‘His & Hers’?
In the final 16 minutes of Episode 6, Alice admits she’s the murderer in a confessional letter addressed to Anna. In it, Alice acknowledges killing each of Anna’s former high school friends. First came Rachel (Jamie Tisdale). Alice murdered her in the woods, not long after Anna discovered that Rachel was sleeping with Jack. Then Alice killed Anna’s former friends Helen (Poppy Liu) and Zoe (Marin Ireland), before framing Lexy as the murderer by planting evidence at her home. Why did the killer frame Lexy?Alice knew that Lexy had a traumatic past and thus, a motive for revenge. This made her the perfect scapegoat for Alice. By planting evidence in Lexy’s home and letting the police believe Lexy was targeting her former tormentors, Alice ensured to complete her revenge without suspicion.
What was the motive behind the killings?
As Anna reads her mother’s letter, she comes to understand the murders were committed by Alice, but they were done for Anna. Not only did they wreak vengeance on the people who hurt Anna, but they brought her back home and united her family. Alice was shattered upon knowing what happened with Anna two decades ago, when she was just 16. The revelation of the horror her daugther lived, while one of friends fled the scene and other three enjoyed her misery, made Alice furious. She herself didn’t knew that the pain and anger would fill her with such determination that she would go to any length, and get justice for her daughter.In the final seconds of ‘His & Hers’, Anna and Alice share a wordless look. According to Tudum, director and writer of the sereis William Oldroyd believes Anna absolutely has an appreciation for what her mother has done for her.