Born in 1962, Harlan Coben is an American novelist who specialises in mystery and thrillers. With a bent towards writing, his first book got a publisher when he was 26. His Netflix deal will have him serve as an executive producer across all the projects. Harlan Coben’s shows on Netflix have always had the audience glued, and due to his five-year contract with the streaming giant, everyone is bound to get entertained with his exemplary work for years to come.
The author has already written 33 novels, which have not only been translated across 43 languages but have also sold over 75 million copies. In 2018, he was roped in by streaming giant Netflix on a five-year multimillion dollar deal under which he would adapt 14 of his novels into TV series, some of which have already been released. Here, we list some of the exclusive Harlan Coben shows available on Netflix and also look into what lies ahead.
Safe | 2018
The film, which stars Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington, is about a widowed father who is desperately looking for his 16-year-old daughter and comes across a disturbing web of lies along the way.
The Stranger | January, 2020
With Richard Armitage and Shaun Dooley in the lead, the story is about a mysterious woman who starts blackmailing strangers with their respective secrets. In doing so, she tells Armitage’s character in the film, Adam Price, something that has a devastating effect on his life.
The Woods | June, 2020
The movie has actors such as Grzegorz Damiecki and Agnieszka Grochowska and is about a prosecutor who hopes to find answers to his sister’s disappearance 25 years ago when a body is found in Warsaw.
The Innocent | April, 2021
With Mario Casas, Aura Garrido, and Alexandra Jimenez, the story talks of a surprise phone call to a couple who had accidentally killed a man nine years ago and now forces them to stare at their demons.
Gone For Good | August, 2021
Starring Finnegan Oldfield and Nicolas Duvauchelle, the story is about a man finding himself in a mystery where his girlfriend goes missing, just a decade after he lost his two loved ones.
Stay Close | December, 2021
Stay Close has Cush Jumbo, Richard Armitage, Sarah Parish, James Nesbitt, and talks about people living unconnected lives, all concealing deep secrets that have the potential to ruin everything they have built for themselves.
Besides these, there are loads of other offerings by Netflix based on Harlan Coben novels which will be adapted at some stage, like Run Away, Miracle Cure, Six Years, Play Dead, Hold Tight, Missing You, Caught, and many more.
