Harlan Coben is one of the world’s most successful crime writers, and now one of the most successful TV producers, but he has revealed why his most enduring character has never been portrayed on television.
Coben has written “at least 35 novels,” he tells The Times of London in an interview, with sales of approximately 80million books worldwide. He has a 14-series production deal with Netflix, where he acts as executive producer on, and has eight series already on the streamer. His most recent adaptation, Fool Me Once, which was released at the beginning of the year, has had nearly 100million viewers.
But keen-eyed fans of his books will have noticed that his central detective Myron Bolitar, whom the author first came up with 30 years ago, has yet to appear on screen – and now Coben says there’s a reason, which is that he has a very specific image of the character in his head,...
Coben has written “at least 35 novels,” he tells The Times of London in an interview, with sales of approximately 80million books worldwide. He has a 14-series production deal with Netflix, where he acts as executive producer on, and has eight series already on the streamer. His most recent adaptation, Fool Me Once, which was released at the beginning of the year, has had nearly 100million viewers.
But keen-eyed fans of his books will have noticed that his central detective Myron Bolitar, whom the author first came up with 30 years ago, has yet to appear on screen – and now Coben says there’s a reason, which is that he has a very specific image of the character in his head,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
How do the makers of Bridgerton keep a fandom as dedicated as theirs guessing? How does the Netflix show surprise a core of fans who are so intimately familiar with Julia Quinn’s source books that they’re anticipating every blush and ball before it even gets to the screen?
One solution, as has happened in season three, is to play with the established order of things. Though Benedict Bridgerton’s romance follows on from that of his brother Anthony’s in Quinn’s book series, the TV show has (rightly!) vaulted over that to first show the love story between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.
Their other answer? Invention. In addition to TV-only characters Madame Delacroix, Will and Alice Mondrich and Queen Charlotte herself, a new raft of invented-for-the-show characters appear in season three. Here they all are, along with info on the actors playing them, plus a couple...
One solution, as has happened in season three, is to play with the established order of things. Though Benedict Bridgerton’s romance follows on from that of his brother Anthony’s in Quinn’s book series, the TV show has (rightly!) vaulted over that to first show the love story between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.
Their other answer? Invention. In addition to TV-only characters Madame Delacroix, Will and Alice Mondrich and Queen Charlotte herself, a new raft of invented-for-the-show characters appear in season three. Here they all are, along with info on the actors playing them, plus a couple...
- 5/16/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Sam Claflin and Rupert Friend will star in the World War II action thriller “Perdition” from writer-director Henry Dunham (“The Standoff at Sparrow Creek”).
Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce for Thunder Road Pictures, whose credits include the John Wick franchise, with Claflin executive producing.
Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales on the film at the Cannes Film Market with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-representing North American rights.
The film, currently in pre-production, is scheduled to start principal photography this fall.
Set in December 1944 against the war-torn Belgian landscape as World War II pushes toward a brutal climax, “Perdition” follows the journey of a lone American soldier (Claflin), who miraculously survives a Pow camp execution. As he ventures into the bone-chilling landscape to save himself and a precious cargo salvaged from the camp, a ruthless Nazi SS officer on horseback (Friend) discovers his tracks...
Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce for Thunder Road Pictures, whose credits include the John Wick franchise, with Claflin executive producing.
Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales on the film at the Cannes Film Market with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-representing North American rights.
The film, currently in pre-production, is scheduled to start principal photography this fall.
Set in December 1944 against the war-torn Belgian landscape as World War II pushes toward a brutal climax, “Perdition” follows the journey of a lone American soldier (Claflin), who miraculously survives a Pow camp execution. As he ventures into the bone-chilling landscape to save himself and a precious cargo salvaged from the camp, a ruthless Nazi SS officer on horseback (Friend) discovers his tracks...
- 5/10/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Update 8 Am Pt: Studiocanal has now unveiled Sara Reese Geffroy as SVP of its nascent Studiocanal Stories label and TV series development.
She will run the French major’s new literary adaptations division, which was unveiled earlier today, while also supervising the development of Studiocanal TV series. She has held the VP Development TV series role for the past three years.
Geffroy will start on May 1 and report into new Studiocanal TV boss M-k Kennedy and Ron Halpern, EVP Global Production and Talent Management.
Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh said Geffroy’s “knowledge of the sales and production roles, as well as her trusted relationships with the production companies which form part of the Studiocanal ecosystem, are major assets to achieve our ambitions in the franchise and adaptations market.”
Previous: Studiocanal is pushing further into TV and film adaptations of literary IP.
The Canal+-owned company has launched Studiocanal Stories, two...
She will run the French major’s new literary adaptations division, which was unveiled earlier today, while also supervising the development of Studiocanal TV series. She has held the VP Development TV series role for the past three years.
Geffroy will start on May 1 and report into new Studiocanal TV boss M-k Kennedy and Ron Halpern, EVP Global Production and Talent Management.
Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh said Geffroy’s “knowledge of the sales and production roles, as well as her trusted relationships with the production companies which form part of the Studiocanal ecosystem, are major assets to achieve our ambitions in the franchise and adaptations market.”
Previous: Studiocanal is pushing further into TV and film adaptations of literary IP.
The Canal+-owned company has launched Studiocanal Stories, two...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
European production and distribution group StudioCanal has launched a new label, StudioCanal Stories, focused on book-to-screen adaptations. The outfit will be the first of its kind in France and follows StudioCanal’s creation of a dedicated literary adaptation division in 2022.
Unveiling the new label Monday, StudioCanal pointed to the success of book adaptations, citing figures from a study last year by France’s Centre National du Livre (Cnl) that found 42 percent of the top 100 most successful films at the U.S. box office were literary adaptations. The figure for France was 44 percent and, according to the study, the production of literary adaptations for French film and TV has jumped nearly 30 percent over the period from 2015 to 2021.
StudioCanal is bringing two of its latest adaptations: Gilles Lellouche’s Beating Hearts, an adaptation of Neville Thompson’s 2000 novel Jackie Loves Johnser Ok?; and Michel Hazanavicius’ The Most Precious of Cargoes to competition...
Unveiling the new label Monday, StudioCanal pointed to the success of book adaptations, citing figures from a study last year by France’s Centre National du Livre (Cnl) that found 42 percent of the top 100 most successful films at the U.S. box office were literary adaptations. The figure for France was 44 percent and, according to the study, the production of literary adaptations for French film and TV has jumped nearly 30 percent over the period from 2015 to 2021.
StudioCanal is bringing two of its latest adaptations: Gilles Lellouche’s Beating Hearts, an adaptation of Neville Thompson’s 2000 novel Jackie Loves Johnser Ok?; and Michel Hazanavicius’ The Most Precious of Cargoes to competition...
- 4/29/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’s surprise hit psychological dark comedy series Baby Reindeer is surprising people with its cute name and intensely dark story. Created by Richard Gadd, the Netflix series is based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show of the same name and it tells Gadd’s experience of being sexually assaulted in his 20s. Baby Reindeer stars Gadd in the lead role with Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Tom Goodman-Hill, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Danny Kirrane, Hugh Coles, and Nina Sosanya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the psychologically thrilling look on obsession and the rawness of the dark comedy in Baby Reindeer you should check out these similar shows next.
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
- 4/25/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Exclusive: In recurring roles, Karen Rodriguez (Swarm), Michael Aaron Milligan (Outer Banks) and Hunter Emery (Orange is the New Black) have been cast in the upcoming Starz drama The Hunting Wives. Production is currently underway in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Written by Rebecca Cutter based on the novel of the same name by May Cobb, The Hunting Wives tells the story of Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) and her family’s move from the East Coast to deep East Texas, where she succumbs to socialite Margo Bank’s (Malin Åkerman) irresistible charms – and finds her life consumed by obsession, seduction and murder.
Dermot Mulroney, Evan Jonigkeit, Chrissy Metz, Jaime Ray Newman, Katie Lowes and George Ferrier also star. Rodriguez will play Sheriff’s Deputy Wanda Salazar, Milligan will play Kyle and Emery will play Deputy Walter Flynn.
Showrunner Cutter executive produces with Cobb and 3 Arts’ Erwin Stoff. The series is produced by...
Written by Rebecca Cutter based on the novel of the same name by May Cobb, The Hunting Wives tells the story of Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) and her family’s move from the East Coast to deep East Texas, where she succumbs to socialite Margo Bank’s (Malin Åkerman) irresistible charms – and finds her life consumed by obsession, seduction and murder.
Dermot Mulroney, Evan Jonigkeit, Chrissy Metz, Jaime Ray Newman, Katie Lowes and George Ferrier also star. Rodriguez will play Sheriff’s Deputy Wanda Salazar, Milligan will play Kyle and Emery will play Deputy Walter Flynn.
Showrunner Cutter executive produces with Cobb and 3 Arts’ Erwin Stoff. The series is produced by...
- 4/23/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
In his post-The Hobbit years, actor Richard Armitage has carved out a genre niche for himself—a kind of typical thriller with him being the center of attention. He’s either accused of something or his wife has gone missing; it’s mostly along these lines. These thrillers are never great, but they are always watchable largely thanks to Armitage’s charismatic screen presence. They’re mostly adapted from Harlan Coben’s bestsellers, and they’re always on Netflix. ITV’s latest thriller, Red Eye, is not based on a Coben story, and it’s certainly not on Netflix, but with Armitage being the lead, it does follow the same pattern. And despite all the glaring logical flaws, the show is an entertaining watch from start to finish. Like most recent works of Armitage, it is very bingeable. What makes it unique, though? Well, Armitage doesn’t cheat on...
- 4/23/2024
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Victoria Asare-Archer has been tapped to adapt C.M. Ewan’s “The House Hunt” for Sony Pictures Television-backed Eleventh Hour Films.
Asare-Archer is the lead writer and executive producer on Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation “Missing You,” which is currently in production.
“The House Hunt” follows the story of Lucy and Sam, a young couple who reluctantly put their newly renovated house on the market to try and clear their debts. Under pressure to sell, Lucy finds herself agreeing to take a viewing from a prospective “dream buyer” alone while Sam is at work – and events soon take an unsettling turn.
“As Lucy she begins the viewing something about the man feels wrong and as time passes with no sign of the estate agent Lucy’s unease grows,” reads the synopsis. “On the verge of panic Lucy asks the man to leave, but he refuses and turns on her, revealing...
Asare-Archer is the lead writer and executive producer on Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation “Missing You,” which is currently in production.
“The House Hunt” follows the story of Lucy and Sam, a young couple who reluctantly put their newly renovated house on the market to try and clear their debts. Under pressure to sell, Lucy finds herself agreeing to take a viewing from a prospective “dream buyer” alone while Sam is at work – and events soon take an unsettling turn.
“As Lucy she begins the viewing something about the man feels wrong and as time passes with no sign of the estate agent Lucy’s unease grows,” reads the synopsis. “On the verge of panic Lucy asks the man to leave, but he refuses and turns on her, revealing...
- 4/23/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is one of the top streaming services for a reason. What attracts so many millions of users around the world is the freedom to choose content — Netflix's library may not be endless, but there is never a shortage of viewing options.
In particular, the platform actively offers all kinds of movies and series in the thriller genre, as users enjoy following nail-biting events full of thrills and suspense while waiting for mind-blowing revelations. Some of the most popular projects are the live-action adaptations of thriller king Harlan Coben, including the release earlier this year of Fool Me Once, starring Michelle Keegan and Richard Armitage.
But as the number of thrillers on Netflix has grown over the past few years, it's become increasingly difficult to find a series that doesn't follow typical tropes and clichés and offers something truly original.
Fortunately, the streaming service can satisfy even the pickiest of viewers,...
In particular, the platform actively offers all kinds of movies and series in the thriller genre, as users enjoy following nail-biting events full of thrills and suspense while waiting for mind-blowing revelations. Some of the most popular projects are the live-action adaptations of thriller king Harlan Coben, including the release earlier this year of Fool Me Once, starring Michelle Keegan and Richard Armitage.
But as the number of thrillers on Netflix has grown over the past few years, it's become increasingly difficult to find a series that doesn't follow typical tropes and clichés and offers something truly original.
Fortunately, the streaming service can satisfy even the pickiest of viewers,...
- 4/19/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Kevin Costner’s ‘The Gray House’ To Open Monte-Carlo TV Festival
The 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which takes place 14-18 June, has added a touch of star power. The Kevin Costner-produced civil war spy drama The Gray House will be this year’s World Premiere Screening. The limited series, which Costner’s Territory Pictures and Morgan Freeman’s Revelations Entertainment are making alongside Republic Pictures and Big Dreams Entertainment, will open the fest following a red carpet arrival and opening ceremony. The show, based on a true story, stars Mary-Louise Parker, Daisy Head (Harlots), Amethyst Davis (Kindred) and Ben Vereen (Roots) as the unsung women who turned the tide of the American Civil War in favor of the North. Paramount Global Content Distribution has international sales rights. Previous Monte-Carlo openers have included Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Last Light, Empire, Absentia, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and L.A’s Finest.
The 63rd Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which takes place 14-18 June, has added a touch of star power. The Kevin Costner-produced civil war spy drama The Gray House will be this year’s World Premiere Screening. The limited series, which Costner’s Territory Pictures and Morgan Freeman’s Revelations Entertainment are making alongside Republic Pictures and Big Dreams Entertainment, will open the fest following a red carpet arrival and opening ceremony. The show, based on a true story, stars Mary-Louise Parker, Daisy Head (Harlots), Amethyst Davis (Kindred) and Ben Vereen (Roots) as the unsung women who turned the tide of the American Civil War in favor of the North. Paramount Global Content Distribution has international sales rights. Previous Monte-Carlo openers have included Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Last Light, Empire, Absentia, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and L.A’s Finest.
- 4/18/2024
- by Jesse Whittock, Max Goldbart and Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix unveiled on Thursday that Rosalind Eleazar (Slow Horses, Harlots), Jessica Plummer (EastEnders, The Girl Before), Richard Armitage (Fool Me Once, Obsession) and Lenny Henry (Fear the Walking Dead, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) will star in Missing You, one of its two upcoming Harlan Coben novel adaptations following the success of Coben’s latest Netflix hit series, Fool Me Once, which stars Michelle Keegan and premiered globally on Jan. 1.
Eleazar will portray protagonist Kat Donovan; Plummer will play Stacey Embalo; Armitage was cast as Ellis Stagger, and Henry portrays Clint Donovan.
Earlier in the year, the streamer had said that it would make limited series based on the author’s novels Missing You and Run Away, produced by Quay Street Productions. The casting news was announced at the annual Next on Netflix event at central London’s Picturehouse Central.
Missing You is about Detective Kat...
Eleazar will portray protagonist Kat Donovan; Plummer will play Stacey Embalo; Armitage was cast as Ellis Stagger, and Henry portrays Clint Donovan.
Earlier in the year, the streamer had said that it would make limited series based on the author’s novels Missing You and Run Away, produced by Quay Street Productions. The casting news was announced at the annual Next on Netflix event at central London’s Picturehouse Central.
Missing You is about Detective Kat...
- 3/14/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has revealed a slew of commissions out of the U.K., including a political thriller series starring Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones, the reality show “Buying London” and a TV adaptation of Marian Keyes’ bestselling novel “Grown Ups.”
As reported by Variety exclusively earlier, Netflix has also commissioned the Jamie Dornan crime noir series “The Undertow,” which will go into production in Scotland this year and premiere on the platform in 2025.
Also set for 2025, “The Choice” stars Jones and Delpy as the British Prime Minister and French President, respectively, in what is being described as a high-stakes political thriller.
Jones plays “Abigail Dalton, the recently elected British Prime Minister fighting for office thanks to a healthcare crisis. Vivienne Toussaint, played by Julie Delpy, is the first female French President campaigning for re-election no matter what — including tackling France’s borders. A summit between the two women could be the answer to their prayers,...
As reported by Variety exclusively earlier, Netflix has also commissioned the Jamie Dornan crime noir series “The Undertow,” which will go into production in Scotland this year and premiere on the platform in 2025.
Also set for 2025, “The Choice” stars Jones and Delpy as the British Prime Minister and French President, respectively, in what is being described as a high-stakes political thriller.
Jones plays “Abigail Dalton, the recently elected British Prime Minister fighting for office thanks to a healthcare crisis. Vivienne Toussaint, played by Julie Delpy, is the first female French President campaigning for re-election no matter what — including tackling France’s borders. A summit between the two women could be the answer to their prayers,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
A splashy Netflix UK scripted slate features a historical series about the Guinness brewery from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and the latest ‘one-shot’ offering from Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini.
The prolific Knight is penning House of Guinness [working title] from long-time producing collaborator Kudos.
The show will tell the story of one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – The Guinness Family. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, it will focus on the consequences of the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his cunning will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the growing juggernaut that is one of the most beloved alcoholic drinks today.
Netflix UK content boss Anne Mensah said...
The prolific Knight is penning House of Guinness [working title] from long-time producing collaborator Kudos.
The show will tell the story of one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – The Guinness Family. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, it will focus on the consequences of the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his cunning will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the growing juggernaut that is one of the most beloved alcoholic drinks today.
Netflix UK content boss Anne Mensah said...
- 3/14/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before), Richard Armitage (The Hobbit), Lenny Henry (The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power), Steve Pemberton (Happy Valley), Paul Kaye (Sexy Beast), Samantha Spiro (Sex Education), Lisa Faulkner (Archie) and Mary Malone (Doctor Who) are among cast to have joined Rosalind Eleazar (Slow Horses) in Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation Missing You, which is currently filming in the UK.
Rounding out the cast are Charlie Hamblett, Oscar Kennedy, Brigid Zengeni, Catherine Ayers, Felix Garcia Guyer and Jo Martin.
Drama Missing You (5×60 mins) tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
The official synopsis reads: “Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan’s fiancé Josh – the love of her life – disappeared and she’s never heard from him since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app,...
Rounding out the cast are Charlie Hamblett, Oscar Kennedy, Brigid Zengeni, Catherine Ayers, Felix Garcia Guyer and Jo Martin.
Drama Missing You (5×60 mins) tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
The official synopsis reads: “Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan’s fiancé Josh – the love of her life – disappeared and she’s never heard from him since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
By all appearances, Joy (Annette Bening) and Stan Delaney (Sam Neill) have lived an idyllic life. Both were tennis champions in their youth and tennis coaches for decades later. Together, they founded the Delaney Tennis Academy in South Florida, where he helped at least one star pupil go on to win a Grand Slam. Now, they’ve sold the school and are entering retirement, hoping to spend as much time as possible with their four grown kids, Troy (Jake Lacy), Amy (Alison Brie), Logan (Conor Merrigan-Turner), and Brooke (Essie Randles). These are two people who spent their professional lives playing the sport they’ve always loved, and who still found romance, community, and connection at home. They have it all, and every bit of it is pretty darn good.
Or… is it? Like a classic family photo with one concerning detail, the Delaneys’ picturesque portrait fractures when put under sudden,...
Or… is it? Like a classic family photo with one concerning detail, the Delaneys’ picturesque portrait fractures when put under sudden,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Tovah Feldshuh, the multiple Emmy and Tony Award nominee who recently co-starred on Broadway with Lea Michele in the hit musical revival Funny Girl, has signed with Stewart Talent for representation.
Feldshuh earned the first of four Tony nominations in 1976 for her performance in Yentl, with subsequent nominations coming in 1979 (Saravá), 1989 (Lend Me a Tenor) and 2004 (Golda’s Balcony). She’s twice been Emmy-nominated.
Her extensive film and television credits include Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Crazy Ex Girlfriend and The Walking Dead. She is currently filming the Untitled Erin Foster series for Netflix opposite Kristen Bell and Adam Brody.
Other accolades include three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters and, for her theater work, four Drama Desks, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, three Dramalogues, the Obie, the Theatre World, and the Helen Hayes and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Actress. She...
Feldshuh earned the first of four Tony nominations in 1976 for her performance in Yentl, with subsequent nominations coming in 1979 (Saravá), 1989 (Lend Me a Tenor) and 2004 (Golda’s Balcony). She’s twice been Emmy-nominated.
Her extensive film and television credits include Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Crazy Ex Girlfriend and The Walking Dead. She is currently filming the Untitled Erin Foster series for Netflix opposite Kristen Bell and Adam Brody.
Other accolades include three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters and, for her theater work, four Drama Desks, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, three Dramalogues, the Obie, the Theatre World, and the Helen Hayes and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Actress. She...
- 3/13/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s Oscars were as much a celebration of books as they were cinema. Five of the 10 best picture nominees were based on books, and three of those – “Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things” and “The Zone of Interest” – took home the most statues overall. Even the winner for best animated picture, Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron,” was loosely inspired by a 1937 novel Miyazaki had read as a child.
Which is why many of those partying in L.A. on Sunday night boarded planes across the Atlantic days later bound for the London Book Fair, which kicked off yesterday and runs through the end of the week, in search of their next Oscar-contending project. “It feels like there’s an influx of film and television executives, studio executives, producers etc., all coming into town,” Jason Richman, co-head of media rights at UTA, tells Variety.
With TV also wild about...
Which is why many of those partying in L.A. on Sunday night boarded planes across the Atlantic days later bound for the London Book Fair, which kicked off yesterday and runs through the end of the week, in search of their next Oscar-contending project. “It feels like there’s an influx of film and television executives, studio executives, producers etc., all coming into town,” Jason Richman, co-head of media rights at UTA, tells Variety.
With TV also wild about...
- 3/13/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
A feast for the eyeballs! That’s what the UK’s new TV drama (British shows returning for another series this year are here) output looks like for 2024 – a year of thrills, chills and laughs, from supernatural escapism to immersive historical dramas, true stories brought to life, and plenty to feed Britain’s crime mystery obsession.
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
British actress Rosalind Eleazar, best known for playing Louisa Guy on the hit AppleTV+ series Slow Horses, has been tapped to lead Netflix’s Missing You, the streamer’s next Harlan Coben adaptation. As reported by Deadline, Missing You is based on Coben’s 2014 novel of the same name and follows detective Kat Donovan (Eleazar), who comes across her estranged fiancé on a dating app and finds herself delving back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder. The series is written by Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021. Sean Spencer and Isher Sahota serve as directors, while Coben executive produces alongside Asare-Archer, Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee, and Danny Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer. Missing You, and the upcoming adaptation of Run Away, mark the ninth and tenth Coben productions under his multi-year deal with Netflix. The previous Netflix adaptations from the No.
- 3/8/2024
- TV Insider
Slow Horses star Rosalind Eleazar has been set to lead Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation Missing You, which is currently filming in the UK.
Drama Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
As we previously revealed, Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, is producing after recently shepherding the streamer’s hit Coben adaptation Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, is writer. The series will be directed by Sean Spencer, with Isher Sahota serving as second director. Executive producers are Coben, Shindler, Richard Fee, Asare-Archer, and Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer.
Missing You, and the...
Drama Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan who stumbles across her estranged fiancé on a dating app, forcing her to delve back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder.
As we previously revealed, Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, is producing after recently shepherding the streamer’s hit Coben adaptation Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, is writer. The series will be directed by Sean Spencer, with Isher Sahota serving as second director. Executive producers are Coben, Shindler, Richard Fee, Asare-Archer, and Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer.
Missing You, and the...
- 3/8/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Contains Spoilers For Dead Hot
From writer Charlotte Coben, daughter of prolific crime novelist Harlan Coben, comes twisty Gen Z mystery, Dead Hot, pitched somewhere between crime thriller, comedy and LGBTQ+ romp. Bent coppers, furries, the second coming of Christ, miniature horses, a dodgy priest, and man whose surname is “Hamburgerson” collide in this hectic, eclectic murder mystery. It’s a lot.
Elliot (Bilal Hasna) and Jess (Vivian Oparah) are devoted best friends and Elliot is dating Jess’ twin brother, Peter (Olisa Odele). The three live together until one day Elliot returns home to find Peter missing and his bloodied, severed finger lying in the middle of the kitchen floor. Peter hasn’t been heard from since, but the two hold hope that he might be still alive somewhere.
Five years later Elliot is struggling to move on until he meets Will (Marcus Hodson). He and Will hit it off and spend the night,...
From writer Charlotte Coben, daughter of prolific crime novelist Harlan Coben, comes twisty Gen Z mystery, Dead Hot, pitched somewhere between crime thriller, comedy and LGBTQ+ romp. Bent coppers, furries, the second coming of Christ, miniature horses, a dodgy priest, and man whose surname is “Hamburgerson” collide in this hectic, eclectic murder mystery. It’s a lot.
Elliot (Bilal Hasna) and Jess (Vivian Oparah) are devoted best friends and Elliot is dating Jess’ twin brother, Peter (Olisa Odele). The three live together until one day Elliot returns home to find Peter missing and his bloodied, severed finger lying in the middle of the kitchen floor. Peter hasn’t been heard from since, but the two hold hope that he might be still alive somewhere.
Five years later Elliot is struggling to move on until he meets Will (Marcus Hodson). He and Will hit it off and spend the night,...
- 3/3/2024
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Some of the biggest UK drama production houses have started developing lower-budget slates in response to a depleted market and the success of local stories such as Mr Bates vs the Post Office.
The bosses of Doctor Who co-producer Bad Wolf and Crown maker Left Bank both told Deadline they have started nurturing a development pot for shows that cost less to make than their previous fare. Multiple other drama execs have indicated they are adopting a similar strategy as this week’s London TV Screenings places budget woes front and center of the conversation.
Speaking to Deadline about her upcoming BBC series Dope Girls, Bad Wolf co-founder Jane Tranter said her team’s development slate now contains “projects on a different budget scale to those we have been used to doing,” a move that she is enjoying.
“We’ve been thinking about how we do [lower budget] in a way that feels exciting,...
The bosses of Doctor Who co-producer Bad Wolf and Crown maker Left Bank both told Deadline they have started nurturing a development pot for shows that cost less to make than their previous fare. Multiple other drama execs have indicated they are adopting a similar strategy as this week’s London TV Screenings places budget woes front and center of the conversation.
Speaking to Deadline about her upcoming BBC series Dope Girls, Bad Wolf co-founder Jane Tranter said her team’s development slate now contains “projects on a different budget scale to those we have been used to doing,” a move that she is enjoying.
“We’ve been thinking about how we do [lower budget] in a way that feels exciting,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Tubi, Fox’s ad-supported streaming service, has landed the U.S. and Canada rights to the upcoming British comedy thriller Dead Hot.
The Liverpool-set series tells the story of two twentysomethings Elliot and Jess, best friends united by a bond of grief at losing Peter—the first and only love of Elliot and Jess’ twin brother, who went missing in mysterious circumstances five years previously. Still reeling from the trauma, the best friends spiral into a hedonistic lifestyle, partying to numb their grief while clinging to a small hope that they will one day find out what happened.
The six-episode series is led by rising stars Bilal Hasna, who plays Elliot, and Vivian Oparah, who plays Jess. Penelope Wilton and Peter Serafinowicz round out the cast.
Dead Hot is created, written and executive produced by Charlotte Coben, daughter of author Harlan Coben and a producer and writer on Netflix’s popular Coben adaptations The Stranger,...
The Liverpool-set series tells the story of two twentysomethings Elliot and Jess, best friends united by a bond of grief at losing Peter—the first and only love of Elliot and Jess’ twin brother, who went missing in mysterious circumstances five years previously. Still reeling from the trauma, the best friends spiral into a hedonistic lifestyle, partying to numb their grief while clinging to a small hope that they will one day find out what happened.
The six-episode series is led by rising stars Bilal Hasna, who plays Elliot, and Vivian Oparah, who plays Jess. Penelope Wilton and Peter Serafinowicz round out the cast.
Dead Hot is created, written and executive produced by Charlotte Coben, daughter of author Harlan Coben and a producer and writer on Netflix’s popular Coben adaptations The Stranger,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Griselda, the limited series starring and executive produced by Sofía Vergara, spent its third week atop the English TV list. It dropped to 10.3M views, from its previous week’s 20.6 million, but was still far ahead of No. 2., Season 1 of The Tourist, which moved from Max to Netflix in the U.S., with 6.8M views. One Day, the limited series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall, adapted from David Nicholls’ romance novel that was previously adapted as a movie, debuted in third place with 5.3M views. Netflix says it reached the Top 10 in 75 countries.
Back on the list for the week of Feb. 5-Feb. 11, are the docuseries Alexander: The Making of a God at #3 (3.5M views), Harlan Coben’s crime thriller Fool Me Once at #5 (3.3M views), true crime docuseries American Nightmare at #6 (3M views) and Season 2 of Love on the Spectrum US at #10 (1.2M views).
At the top of...
Back on the list for the week of Feb. 5-Feb. 11, are the docuseries Alexander: The Making of a God at #3 (3.5M views), Harlan Coben’s crime thriller Fool Me Once at #5 (3.3M views), true crime docuseries American Nightmare at #6 (3M views) and Season 2 of Love on the Spectrum US at #10 (1.2M views).
At the top of...
- 2/13/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Doole, the respected British drama exec whose credits included The Young Pope, My Brilliant Friend and Deutschland 83, has died of cancer. She was 63.
The announcement was made by Anton, the Paddington producer-financier that Doole joined last year to run its London-based TV operation. She was previously CEO of It’s a Sin producer Red Production Company and, before that, Director of Global Drama at Fremantle.
Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin said: “Those who had the pleasure of working with Sarah will know that she was a true creative, and a driving force. Her passion and her energy had no limits. She helped lay the strong foundations of our Global Drama business and was a brilliant leader. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.”
Anton TV head Sangeeta Desai added: “Since her death, tributes have poured in from across the globe and I am overwhelmed...
The announcement was made by Anton, the Paddington producer-financier that Doole joined last year to run its London-based TV operation. She was previously CEO of It’s a Sin producer Red Production Company and, before that, Director of Global Drama at Fremantle.
Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin said: “Those who had the pleasure of working with Sarah will know that she was a true creative, and a driving force. Her passion and her energy had no limits. She helped lay the strong foundations of our Global Drama business and was a brilliant leader. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.”
Anton TV head Sangeeta Desai added: “Since her death, tributes have poured in from across the globe and I am overwhelmed...
- 2/12/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video announced that it has ordered psychological mystery thriller Lazarus (working title) as a limited series. Based on an original story idea and written by the New York Times best-selling author Harlan Coben and BAFTA-winner Danny Brocklehurst. Lazarus follows a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago. The series is set to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Sam Claflin ... Read more...
- 2/9/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Spoiler Alert: This story contains detailed descriptions of plots and key scenes in the Netflix‘s “Fool Me Once.”
The numbers for “Fool Me Once” keep on growing. Just yesterday, Netflix announced that thriller series — based on Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name — has become the streamer’s ninth most-popular English language TV show ever with a whopping 84.9 million total views in its first 35 days of availability after premiering on New Year’s Day.
“It’s insane,” says series star Michelle Keegan. “I’m not going to lie. It makes me feel a little bit nauseous. This month has been very surreal, I’ll tell you that. It’s been very, very surreal. I’m still a little bit numb. It’s been very overwhelming, but amazing as well in a really great way. But it doesn’t seem real. Harlan texts me a lot and he gives...
The numbers for “Fool Me Once” keep on growing. Just yesterday, Netflix announced that thriller series — based on Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name — has become the streamer’s ninth most-popular English language TV show ever with a whopping 84.9 million total views in its first 35 days of availability after premiering on New Year’s Day.
“It’s insane,” says series star Michelle Keegan. “I’m not going to lie. It makes me feel a little bit nauseous. This month has been very surreal, I’ll tell you that. It’s been very, very surreal. I’m still a little bit numb. It’s been very overwhelming, but amazing as well in a really great way. But it doesn’t seem real. Harlan texts me a lot and he gives...
- 2/7/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video has ordered Lazarus (working title), a limited series from Quay Street Productions, producer of Netflix’s hit Fool Me Once, starring Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & The Six), Bill Nighy (Living) and Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve).
Based on an original story idea and written by Fool Me Once author Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, Lazarus follows a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.
The series is set to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Claflin, who also serves as executive producer, plays Laz, a well-respected forensic psychologist who has spent his whole life running from the pain of his past. It...
Based on an original story idea and written by Fool Me Once author Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, Lazarus follows a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.
The series is set to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Claflin, who also serves as executive producer, plays Laz, a well-respected forensic psychologist who has spent his whole life running from the pain of his past. It...
- 2/7/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The team behind Netflix’s hit Fool Me Once is reuniting for a new series — at a different streamer.
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered Lazarus, a limited series from Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst. The drama will star Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six) as a forensic psychologist who returns home after his father’s suicide and becomes entangled in a set of cold case murders. Bill Nighy, playing the lead character’s late father, and Alexandra Roach, as Claflin’s sister, also star.
Lazarus is based on an original idea from best-selling author Coben and Brocklehurst, who are writing the series together. The limited series will be Coben’s second at Prime Video, which ran (and then canceled) Shelter last year.
“Lazarus is a gripping series that captures your attention from the very beginning,” said Heather Curtis, current series executive, pan-English scripted SVOD TV at Amazon MGM Studios.
Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered Lazarus, a limited series from Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst. The drama will star Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six) as a forensic psychologist who returns home after his father’s suicide and becomes entangled in a set of cold case murders. Bill Nighy, playing the lead character’s late father, and Alexandra Roach, as Claflin’s sister, also star.
Lazarus is based on an original idea from best-selling author Coben and Brocklehurst, who are writing the series together. The limited series will be Coben’s second at Prime Video, which ran (and then canceled) Shelter last year.
“Lazarus is a gripping series that captures your attention from the very beginning,” said Heather Curtis, current series executive, pan-English scripted SVOD TV at Amazon MGM Studios.
- 2/7/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looks like we’ll have something new to add to our ranking of Harlan Coben shows! Prime Video has ordered Lazarus (working title) as a limited series. It is based on an original story idea and written by Coben and Danny Brocklehurst. It stars Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, and Alexandra Roach. The psychological mystery thriller follows a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago. Claflin (also an executive producer) will star as Laz, a well-respected forensic psychologist who has spent his whole life running from the pain of his past—until he’s forced to face it upon returning home. Nighy is playing Doctor Lazarus (Dr L), a psychologist and the father of Laz,...
- 2/7/2024
- TV Insider
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a psychological mystery thriller limited series from Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series is based on an original story idea by Coben and Brocklehurst, with Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, and Alexandra Roach attached to star.
Currently titled “Lazarus,” the series is said to follow “a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.”
Coben and Brocklehurst will serve as writers and executive producers. Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee will executive produce via Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios. Claflin will executive produce in addition to starring. Wayne Che Yip will executive produce and direct the first two episodes. Matt Strevens will produce.
The series is based on an original story idea by Coben and Brocklehurst, with Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, and Alexandra Roach attached to star.
Currently titled “Lazarus,” the series is said to follow “a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.”
Coben and Brocklehurst will serve as writers and executive producers. Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee will executive produce via Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios. Claflin will executive produce in addition to starring. Wayne Che Yip will executive produce and direct the first two episodes. Matt Strevens will produce.
- 2/7/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ella-Rae Smith has been set as the lead of Tubi’s horror thriller My Bloody Galentine, from writer Eliza Maher and director Traci Hays. The project will premiere on February 13.
Smith will bring to life the character of Jadyn, the girl next door with a heart of gold who’s never left the United States — until now. She’s Glow’s Social Media Manager.
My Bloody Galentine ponders the question: What sucks more than being single on Valentine’s Day? Being dumped Right before Valentine’s Day… And on the eve of beginning a new job in another country. Consequently, Jadyn’s first day at Glow Beauty, the renowned skincare company, is off to a rough start. When she bursts out in tears during a planning meeting for her boss’ annual Valentine’s Day soiree, her new co-workers Brandi (Cassie Clare) and Alex (Miriam-Teak Lee) help her pull herself together.
Smith will bring to life the character of Jadyn, the girl next door with a heart of gold who’s never left the United States — until now. She’s Glow’s Social Media Manager.
My Bloody Galentine ponders the question: What sucks more than being single on Valentine’s Day? Being dumped Right before Valentine’s Day… And on the eve of beginning a new job in another country. Consequently, Jadyn’s first day at Glow Beauty, the renowned skincare company, is off to a rough start. When she bursts out in tears during a planning meeting for her boss’ annual Valentine’s Day soiree, her new co-workers Brandi (Cassie Clare) and Alex (Miriam-Teak Lee) help her pull herself together.
- 2/7/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix rang in 2024 with a huge opening week for its series Fool Me Once.
The thriller based on a novel by Harlan Coben scored better than 3 billion minutes of viewing in the week of Jan. 1-7, easily leading Nielsen’s streaming charts for the week (it premiered on New Year’s Day). The series had the biggest single week for any streaming show since August, when Suits (with a much higher episode count) brought in 3.24 billion minutes of viewing.
Fool Me Once had more than twice the viewing total of the second-place show, Reacher. The Prime Video series continued its strong second season, racking up 1.38 billion minutes of watch time for the week that episode six premiered. Nielsen also revised Reacher’s totals for the previous two weeks after correcting an issue related to audio capture for Prime Video shows: It drew about 1.4 billion minutes each week, pushing its total...
The thriller based on a novel by Harlan Coben scored better than 3 billion minutes of viewing in the week of Jan. 1-7, easily leading Nielsen’s streaming charts for the week (it premiered on New Year’s Day). The series had the biggest single week for any streaming show since August, when Suits (with a much higher episode count) brought in 3.24 billion minutes of viewing.
Fool Me Once had more than twice the viewing total of the second-place show, Reacher. The Prime Video series continued its strong second season, racking up 1.38 billion minutes of watch time for the week that episode six premiered. Nielsen also revised Reacher’s totals for the previous two weeks after correcting an issue related to audio capture for Prime Video shows: It drew about 1.4 billion minutes each week, pushing its total...
- 2/1/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Harlan Coben’s “Fool Me Once” delivered quite the opening week as it managed to record 3.04 billion viewing minutes during the Jan. 1-7 viewing window and cracking Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 chart at No. 1. For context, that’s an impressive feat considering that’s more minutes viewed than the No. 2 and No. 3 titles combined.
Amazon’s “Reacher” marked its fourth week among the top 10 titles following the release of Season 2 with another recorded 1.38 billion minutes viewed. That now marks the show’s fourth consecutive week recording over 1 billion minutes viewed. Nielsen also adjusted its previous rankings for “Reacher” after addressing an audio asset capture interruption affected the reporting intervals of Dec. 18-24 and Dec. 25-31. With the revised data taken into consideration, the title moved to No. 1 overall with 1. 451 million viewing minutes for the Dec. 18-24 viewing window and landed at No. 1 with 1.443 million minutes viewed during the Dec. 25-31 interval.
Amazon’s “Reacher” marked its fourth week among the top 10 titles following the release of Season 2 with another recorded 1.38 billion minutes viewed. That now marks the show’s fourth consecutive week recording over 1 billion minutes viewed. Nielsen also adjusted its previous rankings for “Reacher” after addressing an audio asset capture interruption affected the reporting intervals of Dec. 18-24 and Dec. 25-31. With the revised data taken into consideration, the title moved to No. 1 overall with 1. 451 million viewing minutes for the Dec. 18-24 viewing window and landed at No. 1 with 1.443 million minutes viewed during the Dec. 25-31 interval.
- 2/1/2024
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Watch this exclusive clip from The Tiger’s Apprentice, a heartwarming, fun, and beautifully animated film that the whole family can enjoy for the Lunar New Year.
“Based on the popular children’s book series of the same name by Laurence Yep, The Tiger’s Apprentice follows Chinese-American teenager Tom Lee (Soo Hoo), whose life changes forever when he discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians… In this clip, Henry Golding’s mythical tiger character meets Tom for the first time.”
Watch the trailer
Lego is celebrating 25 years of Star Wars sets in style, including a very highly-anticipated Knights of the Old Republic mini-figure.
“Today Lego confirmed the first details for a wave of special 25th anniversary Star Wars sets, due to begin releasing in March, drawing from across the Star Wars saga… Several of the kits will also include a bonus minifigure, highlighting...
“Based on the popular children’s book series of the same name by Laurence Yep, The Tiger’s Apprentice follows Chinese-American teenager Tom Lee (Soo Hoo), whose life changes forever when he discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians… In this clip, Henry Golding’s mythical tiger character meets Tom for the first time.”
Watch the trailer
Lego is celebrating 25 years of Star Wars sets in style, including a very highly-anticipated Knights of the Old Republic mini-figure.
“Today Lego confirmed the first details for a wave of special 25th anniversary Star Wars sets, due to begin releasing in March, drawing from across the Star Wars saga… Several of the kits will also include a bonus minifigure, highlighting...
- 1/31/2024
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
Fool Me Once’s ending employed the concept of self-sacrifice to reinforce the idea that some grand evils are insurmountable without the willingness to go down swinging. That was the fate of the miniseries’ protagonist. Upon avenging her sister’s death and stumbling on the secrets of her inlaws, Michelle Keegan’s Maya Stern realizes she has engaged an unbeatable force of wickedness. Paying the ultimate price becomes necessary for the widowed mother who willingly offered her life on the altar of justice, exposing the Burkett family for the greater good. The Netflix series based on Harlan Coben’s 2016 novel of the same...
- 1/31/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Spoiler Alert: This story contains detailed descriptions of plots and key scenes in the Netflix thriller series “Fool Me Once.”
Joanna Lumley hadn’t read Harlan Coben’s bestselling novel “Fool Me Once” before shooting its Netflix series adaptation. In other words, she wasn’t aware of the final episode’s many twists until she read the script. “My heart was beating so fast,” Lumley tells me. “The cast gathered and we were all like, ‘Oh, my God! What do you think of this?’”
And that’s exactly what viewers seem to be asking each other — what do you think of this? – because the series’ main plot and multiple storylines coalesce into a primetime soap smorgasbord of lunacy and outrageousness.
The eight-episode series stars British soap star Michelle Keegan as Maya, a former Army helicopter pilot whose husband Joe (Richard Armitage), a wealthy pharmaceutical company heir, is fatally shot in...
Joanna Lumley hadn’t read Harlan Coben’s bestselling novel “Fool Me Once” before shooting its Netflix series adaptation. In other words, she wasn’t aware of the final episode’s many twists until she read the script. “My heart was beating so fast,” Lumley tells me. “The cast gathered and we were all like, ‘Oh, my God! What do you think of this?’”
And that’s exactly what viewers seem to be asking each other — what do you think of this? – because the series’ main plot and multiple storylines coalesce into a primetime soap smorgasbord of lunacy and outrageousness.
The eight-episode series stars British soap star Michelle Keegan as Maya, a former Army helicopter pilot whose husband Joe (Richard Armitage), a wealthy pharmaceutical company heir, is fatally shot in...
- 1/30/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
With The Stranger debuting on Netflix a few years ago, some fans have wondered if a follow-up could be in the works.
Based upon acclaimed author Harlan Coben’s 2015 novel, The Stranger arrived on Netflix in early 2020. The series, which starred Richard Armitage and Hannah John-Kamen, premiered with an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score and enjoyed a healthy degree of popularity.
Will The Stranger Get a Season 2? Read full article on The Direct.
Based upon acclaimed author Harlan Coben’s 2015 novel, The Stranger arrived on Netflix in early 2020. The series, which starred Richard Armitage and Hannah John-Kamen, premiered with an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score and enjoyed a healthy degree of popularity.
Will The Stranger Get a Season 2? Read full article on The Direct.
- 1/30/2024
- by Jennifer McDonough
- The Direct
This post contains spoilers for Netflix's "Fool Me Once."
Every Harlan Coben novel ends with a trademark twist. The shocking nature of these revelations usually re-contextualizes our understanding of established character motivations and leads to breakthroughs in unsolvable cases. Coben's "Fool Me Once," adapted by Netflix into an eight-episode series, employs a similar trope by introducing a twist that questions our allegiance to the central protagonist. The problem, however, is that these subversions are not backed by narrative logic and quickly fall apart once probed on a superficial level.
"Fool Me Once" is a murder mystery/thriller that opens with the death of Joe Burkett (Richard Armitage), who seems to have been shot during a street robbery gone wrong. His wife, ex-military pilot Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan), is grieving both the death of her husband and her sister, Claire (Natalie Anderson), who died over the span of a few months.
Every Harlan Coben novel ends with a trademark twist. The shocking nature of these revelations usually re-contextualizes our understanding of established character motivations and leads to breakthroughs in unsolvable cases. Coben's "Fool Me Once," adapted by Netflix into an eight-episode series, employs a similar trope by introducing a twist that questions our allegiance to the central protagonist. The problem, however, is that these subversions are not backed by narrative logic and quickly fall apart once probed on a superficial level.
"Fool Me Once" is a murder mystery/thriller that opens with the death of Joe Burkett (Richard Armitage), who seems to have been shot during a street robbery gone wrong. His wife, ex-military pilot Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan), is grieving both the death of her husband and her sister, Claire (Natalie Anderson), who died over the span of a few months.
- 1/26/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Fool Me Once Review ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
Fool Me Once Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Emmett Scanlan
Director: David Moore
Streaming On: Netflix
Runtime: 35–55 minutes (each episode)
Fool Me Once Review ( Photo Credit – Netflix / YouTube ) Fool Me Once Review: What’s It About
In the heart of Netflix’s latest mystery, Fool Me Once, Maya Stern, portrayed by Michelle Keegan, grapples with the tragic loss of her husband and sister. The narrative unfolds as Maya confronts strained relationships, a challenging mother-in-law, a suspicious sister’s husband, and Detective Sami Kierce. The unravelling plot weaves through Maya’s military past, a controversial whistle-blower, and a shocking discovery on a nanny cam, sparking a descent into paranoia. The story takes unexpected turns, connecting recent deaths and hidden pasts.
Fool Me Once Review: Script Analysis
Crafted by Daniel Brocklehurst from Harlan Coben’s acclaimed 2016 novel, “Fool Me Once...
Fool Me Once Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Emmett Scanlan
Director: David Moore
Streaming On: Netflix
Runtime: 35–55 minutes (each episode)
Fool Me Once Review ( Photo Credit – Netflix / YouTube ) Fool Me Once Review: What’s It About
In the heart of Netflix’s latest mystery, Fool Me Once, Maya Stern, portrayed by Michelle Keegan, grapples with the tragic loss of her husband and sister. The narrative unfolds as Maya confronts strained relationships, a challenging mother-in-law, a suspicious sister’s husband, and Detective Sami Kierce. The unravelling plot weaves through Maya’s military past, a controversial whistle-blower, and a shocking discovery on a nanny cam, sparking a descent into paranoia. The story takes unexpected turns, connecting recent deaths and hidden pasts.
Fool Me Once Review: Script Analysis
Crafted by Daniel Brocklehurst from Harlan Coben’s acclaimed 2016 novel, “Fool Me Once...
- 1/25/2024
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
Warning: contains spoilers for Fool Me Once.
“I often find that people think they find plot holes when in truth they just haven’t considered every possibility. But that’s part of the fun.” So Harlan Coben told ladbible.com.
Coben was responding to a popular question left on viewers’ lips at the end of new Netflix thriller Fool Me Once: why did Emmett J Scanlan’s character Shane put a tracker on Maya’s car – was he up to no good?
The answer to that one is simple, said Coben. Military Police officer Shane was just a good pal worried about his friend’s erratic and secretive behaviour in the wake of her sister and husband’s murders. He tracked Maya’s car without telling her for her and daughter Lily’s protection.
Fair dos. Case closed.
But there’s another mystery (perhaps the show’s second biggest...
“I often find that people think they find plot holes when in truth they just haven’t considered every possibility. But that’s part of the fun.” So Harlan Coben told ladbible.com.
Coben was responding to a popular question left on viewers’ lips at the end of new Netflix thriller Fool Me Once: why did Emmett J Scanlan’s character Shane put a tracker on Maya’s car – was he up to no good?
The answer to that one is simple, said Coben. Military Police officer Shane was just a good pal worried about his friend’s erratic and secretive behaviour in the wake of her sister and husband’s murders. He tracked Maya’s car without telling her for her and daughter Lily’s protection.
Fair dos. Case closed.
But there’s another mystery (perhaps the show’s second biggest...
- 1/24/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Fool Me Once season 2 may not be on the cards for obvious reasons. A screen adaptation of Harlan Coben‘s 2016 novel of the same name, Fool Me Once recorded average success upon its premiere on 2024 New Year’s Day. The mystery thriller takes viewers on a rollercoaster search for a killer with ample twists and turns to keep the adrenaline pumping. This is one of the many screen adaptations of Coben’s novels on Netflix. With a star-packed cast that sports Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Dino Fetscher, Joanna Lumley, and Richard Armitage in prominent roles, Fool Me Once received mixed...
- 1/23/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
After the huge success of Fool Me Once, Netflix have commissioned two more Harlan Coben adaptations, here are the details.
The Harlan Coben thriller is quickly becoming its own subgenre. So far, ten of his high-octane, twisty novels have made their way to the screen. Amongst the highlights, Tell No One was adapted into a terrific French film of the same name in 2006, directed by Guillaume Canet and starring Francois Cluzet and Kristen Scott Thomas.
On television, The Five, Safe, Innocent, Just One Look, No Second Chance, The Stranger, The Woods, Gone For Good, Stay Close, Hold Me Tight and – most recently – Fool Me Once have all been adapted variously for Channel 5 and Netflix.
It’s thanks to the huge success of Fool Me Once, which landed on Netflix over Christmas and stars Michelle Keegan, that the streaming service are pressing ahead with two more Coben adaptations, Deadline has revealed.
The Harlan Coben thriller is quickly becoming its own subgenre. So far, ten of his high-octane, twisty novels have made their way to the screen. Amongst the highlights, Tell No One was adapted into a terrific French film of the same name in 2006, directed by Guillaume Canet and starring Francois Cluzet and Kristen Scott Thomas.
On television, The Five, Safe, Innocent, Just One Look, No Second Chance, The Stranger, The Woods, Gone For Good, Stay Close, Hold Me Tight and – most recently – Fool Me Once have all been adapted variously for Channel 5 and Netflix.
It’s thanks to the huge success of Fool Me Once, which landed on Netflix over Christmas and stars Michelle Keegan, that the streaming service are pressing ahead with two more Coben adaptations, Deadline has revealed.
- 1/23/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Netflix’s library of Harlan Coben adaptations is growing. Following the success of Fool Me Once, the streamer is planning two more series based on books by the best-selling author.
‘Fool Me Once’ hits the Netflix top 10 ‘Fool Me Once’ | Matt Squire/Netflix
All eight episodes of Fool Me Once dropped on Netflix on Jan. 1. The show, which stars Michelle Keegan and Richard Armitage, quickly climbed to the top of Netflix’s list of most-watched shows, totaling 61 million views globally in the first two weeks after its release. It’s based a 2016 book by Coben.
Fool Me Once follows Maya (Keegan), a widow struggling in the aftermath of the murder of her husband Joe (Armitage). But not everything is as it seems in the twisty thriller, especially once Maya sees a man who looks like Joe on her nanny cam.
While Fool Me Once has proven popular with Netflix users,...
‘Fool Me Once’ hits the Netflix top 10 ‘Fool Me Once’ | Matt Squire/Netflix
All eight episodes of Fool Me Once dropped on Netflix on Jan. 1. The show, which stars Michelle Keegan and Richard Armitage, quickly climbed to the top of Netflix’s list of most-watched shows, totaling 61 million views globally in the first two weeks after its release. It’s based a 2016 book by Coben.
Fool Me Once follows Maya (Keegan), a widow struggling in the aftermath of the murder of her husband Joe (Armitage). But not everything is as it seems in the twisty thriller, especially once Maya sees a man who looks like Joe on her nanny cam.
While Fool Me Once has proven popular with Netflix users,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In Harlan Coben’s thriller Fool Me Once, ex-military pilot and single mom Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) will do anything and everything to get to the bottom of her husband’s and sister’s murders. And with the powerful Burkett family’s history of silencing dissenters, she doesn’t have much time left. The series is jam-packed with twists and turns — just about anyone could be the killer. Is Maya’s army buddy Shane (Emmett J. Scanlan) the culprit? What about whistleblower Corey (Laurie Kynaston)? Hey, maybe it’s that random guy named Rambo (Connor Porter) who was there when Joe died. Read on to find out the answers to your burning questions about the series.
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Who’s in the cast of Fool Me Once?
To find out more about the cast and characters, check out this guide.
Who is Tommy Dark?
Tommy Dark runs a security firm. He’s...
- 1/22/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
Netflix is all in on Harlan Coben, as the streamer has greenlit two more adaptations of the author’s books following the global success of Fool Me Once, based on the 2016 novel of the same name. According to Deadline, Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the small screen, with the former going into production in spring 2024. Coben will serve as executive producer on both series through his company, Final Twist Productions. Quay Street Productions, the Nicola Shindler-founded outfit that oversaw Fool Me Once, will produce the adaptations. Missing You, first published in 2014, follows detective Kat Donovan, who comes across her ex-fiancé on a dating app, which leads her into an unspeakable conspiracy surrounding her father’s murder. Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix, will write the series, while Sean Spencer and Isher Sahota will direct. Coben, Shindler, Richard Fee,...
- 1/22/2024
- TV Insider
Mr Richard Armitage, book the kitchen fitters and treat yourself to one of those taps that dispenses sparkling water, because you’re about to get paid. Netflix has confirmed that two new UK-set Harlan Coben adaptations are on the way, from the team behind Fool Me Once, Stay Close and The Stranger.
Next up for the Coben book-to-screen treatment in the UK is Missing You. Published in 2014, it’s the story of police detective Kat Donovan, whose life – in true Harlan Coben tradition – is turned upside down when her missing fiancé Josh (it was Jeff in the book) suddenly reappears on a dating site. Expect secrets, intrigue and grisly deaths to play out against a backdrop of expansive Carrera marble kitchen islands, Heals sofas, and £80k Range Rovers.
No cast has yet been announced for Missing You, but filming starts in spring 2024 so we can expect to hear who’ll be in it soon.
Next up for the Coben book-to-screen treatment in the UK is Missing You. Published in 2014, it’s the story of police detective Kat Donovan, whose life – in true Harlan Coben tradition – is turned upside down when her missing fiancé Josh (it was Jeff in the book) suddenly reappears on a dating site. Expect secrets, intrigue and grisly deaths to play out against a backdrop of expansive Carrera marble kitchen islands, Heals sofas, and £80k Range Rovers.
No cast has yet been announced for Missing You, but filming starts in spring 2024 so we can expect to hear who’ll be in it soon.
- 1/22/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Netflix unveiled that it will adapt two more Harlan Coben novels into limited series following the success of Fool Me Once. The new series will be based on the author’s Missing You and Run Away and be produced by Quay Street Productions.
Coben will serve as executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions.
The news comes after Coben’s latest Netflix series, Fool Me Once, premiered globally Jan. 1, and, as the streamer said, “amassed 61 million views globally in its first two weeks, reaching the Top 10 in 91 countries worldwide.”
Missing You and Run Away will be the 9th and 10th on-screen adaptations to be produced from the best-selling author through his ongoing creative partnership with Netflix.
Filming for Missing You will commence in the U.K. in the spring. Below are more details on the two books that will be adapted.
Missing You
Detective Kat Donovan’s fiancé Josh disappeared 11 years ago,...
Coben will serve as executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions.
The news comes after Coben’s latest Netflix series, Fool Me Once, premiered globally Jan. 1, and, as the streamer said, “amassed 61 million views globally in its first two weeks, reaching the Top 10 in 91 countries worldwide.”
Missing You and Run Away will be the 9th and 10th on-screen adaptations to be produced from the best-selling author through his ongoing creative partnership with Netflix.
Filming for Missing You will commence in the U.K. in the spring. Below are more details on the two books that will be adapted.
Missing You
Detective Kat Donovan’s fiancé Josh disappeared 11 years ago,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Netflix has greenlit another two adaptations of Harlan Coben novels after Fool Me Once became a global hit for the streaming service, Deadline can reveal.
Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the screen as limited series over the coming years, with the former going into production in spring 2024.
Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, will produce both adaptations after overseeing Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, will write Missing You. Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst will pen Run Away.
The dramas will be the ninth and tenth Coben adaptations produced under Netflix’s fruitful partnership with the author, who has sold more than 80M books worldwide.
Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan...
Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the screen as limited series over the coming years, with the former going into production in spring 2024.
Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, will produce both adaptations after overseeing Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, will write Missing You. Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst will pen Run Away.
The dramas will be the ninth and tenth Coben adaptations produced under Netflix’s fruitful partnership with the author, who has sold more than 80M books worldwide.
Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan...
- 1/22/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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