{"id":685749,"date":"2025-08-18T16:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/first-look-at-next-harlan-coben-netflix-series-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:55:19","slug":"first-look-at-next-harlan-coben-netflix-series-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/first-look-at-next-harlan-coben-netflix-series-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look at Next Harlan Coben Netflix Series (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tHarlan Coben has always been drawn to telling stories about a father\u2019s love for his child. \u201cI lost my father at a young age, and I miss him greatly. Losing him was probably the most defining moment in my life. He died when he was 59, and I think it\u2019s defining a lot of the work that I do,\u201d Coben tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> over coffee on a warm July morning in Toronto. It\u2019s a theme<\/a> that the master of mystery novels and suspenseful thrillers \u2014 who is a father of four himself \u2014 has returned to over and over again in his Myron Bolitar<\/em> series<\/a>: No Second Chance<\/em>, and now with I Will Find You<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne of the most successful authors working today with over 90 million copies in print worldwide, Coben has published 35 novels that have topped the New York Times<\/em> best-sellers list. His books have been translated into 46 languages and adapted for various international markets \u2014 the United Kingdom (Stay Close<\/em>, Fool Me Once<\/em>, Missing You<\/em>), France (Gone for Good<\/em>, Tell No One<\/em>), Poland (Just One Look<\/em>, Hold Tight<\/em>), Spain (The Innocent<\/em>) and Argentina (Caught<\/em>). But for the first time in his seven-year relationship with Netflix, Coben is spearheading a stateside adaptation of one of his books with showrunner Robert Hull (Quantum Leap<\/em>, Alcatraz<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tHarlan Coben and Robert Hull.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTed Belton\/Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tAn eight-part limited series about redemption, I Will Find You<\/em> stars Sam Worthington as David Burroughs (see photo above), a father serving a life sentence for the murder of his young son Matthew \u2014 a crime that he didn\u2019t commit, but a tragedy that he has spent years punishing himself for every day. The loss of their son, paired with the underlying stressors of their relationship, led to the dissolution of David\u2019s marriage to Cheryl Dreason (Erin Richards), a talented and compassionate pediatric surgeon who has worked hard to rebuild her life.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut one day, out of the blue, Cheryl\u2019s sister, Rachel Mills (Britt Lower), decides to visit her former brother-in-law in prison with a photograph that appears to suggest that Matthew is still alive. Suddenly, after previously resigning himself to a lifetime of confinement, David decides to stage an elaborate prison break \u2014 with some help \u2014 and goes on the run in order to find out what really happened to his only child.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series is currently in production, with a release date yet to be announced. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBritt Lower as Rachel Mills in I Will Find You<\/em>, THR<\/em> exclusively reveals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristos Kalohoridis\/Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\t\u201cIf somebody\u2019s dead, they\u2019re dead and maybe you could find justice and move on. But here, David has a chance to be made fully whole after what he\u2019s been through,\u201d says Coben, who knew he wanted to adapt I Will For You<\/em> for the screen long before he even finished writing the source material. \u201cI find that super compelling to write about. I write about hope. Hope is the most important thing to me in these stories, because hope can put wings on your heart and let it fly in the air. Hope can also take your heart and crush it like it\u2019s a fucking eggshell.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDavid is searching for truths, says Worthington. \u201cMany truths,\u201d the star exclusively tells THR<\/em>, \u201cand in the melodramatic world of Harlan, he\u2019s going to have to face many twists to get to it. The ugliest truth, in the end, is still better than the prettiest of lies. Harlan said his settings are very placid pools of family life and within that he can make pretty big splashes. I thought that was a very cool way to describe what he creates. With characters, I love men who are stuck between accepting and embracing their true selves, or conforming to the cliches of protector, enforcer or some antiquated idea of what makes you strong and tough. I wanted to explore that with the character of David Burroughs, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile on the run, David finds an ally in Rachel, a formerly decorated reporter whose life fell apart after she was fired from her job at the Boston Globe<\/em>. Now working as a college professor teaching journalism, Rachel sees the sedulous search for her nephew as a once-in-a-lifetime story that could be her ticket back to her chosen vocation.<\/p>\n

\n\tLower, who was looking to tell a self-contained story between making seasons of her hit Apple TV+ workplace drama Severance<\/em>, says she was most drawn to Rachel\u2019s innate curiosity and fierce love for her family, both biological and otherwise.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRachel has always had a suspicion that David was innocent during the trial. There were just certain things that didn\u2019t add up for her. And when she sees who she believes to be her nephew in the background of this photo at Six Flags, her gut instinct just chimes in and she wants to follow that lead,\u201d explains Lower, who was working in Toronto last month when she learned that she had been nominated for her first Emmy. \u201cHer connection with David is kind of this kindred, unspoken thing. I think maybe they were like the black sheep of the family, as extended family, and at the holidays, they just always had this kindred sense of humor. It never sat well with her that he was convicted and sent to prison.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tMilo Ventimiglia in character as Hayden Payne (right), THR<\/em> exclusively reveals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmanda Matlovich\/Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tIn an attempt to evade the authorities, David and Rachel will turn to Hayden, played by This Is Us <\/em>alum Milo Ventimiglia. \u201cI always tell people to put their family tree thinking cap on: Hayden is David\u2019s ex-wife\u2019s sister\u2019s ex-boyfriend,\u201d Ventimiglia says with a laugh. \u201cHe is a wealthy philanthropist, who Rachel goes to in a time of need. He\u2019s always been there for her. They dated for a little while, and they had a breakup. But I think when you have a love for someone, you still carry them in your heart. And when they\u2019re going through something, you want to be there to help.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo Hayden\u2019s place in the story is basically there to help Rachel. He has limited history with David, but he loves Rachel enough to just say, \u2018Hey, you need help? Yes, of course, I\u2019m here for you,\u2019\u201d he continues. \u201cHe has very deep pockets and very far reach and influence and all of that. He\u2019s able to steer them in a direction that I think, on the surface, is getting them out and away from the law and the trouble that\u2019s coming for them so that David can find his kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLogan Browning and Chi McBride will star as the FBI agents tasked with capturing David (and maybe even Rachel, for aiding and abetting a fugitive). THR<\/em> can also exclusively announce that Madeleine Stowe and Clancy Brown have joined the cast as recurring guest stars. Stowe will play Gertrude Payne, described as a \u201cwealthy heiress who is harboring a very dark secret.\u201d Brown will play Nicky Fisher, a \u201csemi-retired, old-school mobster who has a startling personal connection to the Burroughs family that threatens to expose long-buried secrets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough he was affectionately known as \u201cAmerica\u2019s dad\u201d for playing the late Jack Pearson on the multi-generational NBC drama, Ventimiglia admits he is just beginning to understand the notion of a parent who will sacrifice their own life for their child\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMy daughter\u2019s young \u2014 she\u2019s only six months \u2014 but she and I have already found a connection where I\u2019m like, \u2018I will do anything for this child.\u2019 So I understand the standpoint of Sam\u2019s character,\u201d says Ventimiglia, who lost his house in the California wildfires and became a father within a matter of weeks in January. \u201cWhen that photo is uncovered and given to him, it\u2019s something that just lights this massive inferno inside him to go find 1) his boy and 2) the people responsible. I think there is that side of being a man. Yes, you want to find your child, but you also want to find out what the fuck is going on. You want to find out who did this in a primal way and take revenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSam Worthington as David Burroughs and Britt Lower as Rachel Mills (left), with executive producer Robert Hull on set for I Will Find You<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristos Kalohoridis\/Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tCompared to his past adaptations, Coben believes the TV version of I Will Find You<\/em> does not stray too far from its source material. But, true to form, the author says eagle-eyed readers should still be on the lookout for little twists and turns. For instance, Sgt. Adam Mackenzie (Jonathan Tucker), David\u2019s best friend who facilitates his escape in the book, is more integrated into the rest of the story. And whereas David and Rachel weave in and out of each other\u2019s lives for much of the novel, Hull wanted to make the series more of a two-hander.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhat I like about their relationship, both in the book and the series, is it\u2019s unique because they\u2019re bonded by both individual tragedy as well as a shared tragedy. It\u2019s sort of two people climbing their way back,\u201d Hull says of David and Rachel. \u201cWhat I really loved about the book was, unlike a classic fugitive story, which the goal is to clear your name, this really has nothing to do with clearing your name. David doesn\u2019t care if he clears his name; David only cares about finding his son.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe continues, \u201cSo I think the payoff is a lot bigger, and I think in addition to redemption and damaged people healing, the story is really about hope. I think what Harlan did great in the book was take this very dark premise and turn it into a story of hope at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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