Picture: Rosalind Eleazar in Missing You – Quay Street Productions
After the incredible success of Fool Me Once, Netflix has announced it will be adapting another novel from Harlan Coben, Missing You. Arriving on New Year’s Day, here’s everything we know so far about Harlan Coben’s Missing You on Netflix.
Missing You is an upcoming Netflix Original limited crime-drama series and adaptation of Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name. The adaptation continues Coben’s lucrative creative partnership with Netflix, who have already adapted eight novels from his bibliography into Netflix Originals. Missing You will be the ninth adaptation of Coben’s work on Netflix.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who previously worked on two episodes of Stay Close, will serve as the lead writer on Missing You.
There will be five episodes in total. It has been confirmed that Sean Spencer will direct the series, while Isher Sahota will serve as the second director.
Unsurprisingly, after the success of Fool Me Once, which earned 61 million views after its first two weeks on Netflix, Quay Street Productions will lead the series production. Daniel Brocklehurst (Brassic), Richard Fee (Prey), and Nicola Shindler (It’s a Sin) are the series’ executive producers. Guy Hescott (Third Row Centre) is also listed as a producer. Through his company, Final Twist Productions, Harlan Coben is also an executive producer.
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 12: Joanna Lumley, Harlan Coben, Michelle Keegan and Richard Armitage attend the “Fool Me Once” photocall at Soho Hotel on December 12, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
When is Missing You coming to Netflix?
It is becoming somewhat of a recent New Year’s Day tradition for Netflix to release their latest Harlan Coben adaptation. Missing You will be available globally on Netflix on January 1st, 2025.
What is the plot of Missing You?
The synopsis for Missing You has been sourced from IMDb Pro:
“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, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again. Josh’s reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past.”
Picture: Rosalind Eleazar (left) and Ashley Walters (right) – Quay Street Productions
Who are the cast members of Missing You?
Rosalind Eleazar plays Detective Kat Donovan. The actress previously starred in an episode of Master of None on Netflix. She is most well-known for her roles in the AppleTV series Slow Horses and the movie The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Richard Armitage plays Ellis Stagger. Armitage starred in the previous Harlan Coben movie on Netflix, Fool Me Once. He is arguably most recognized as Thorin Oakenshield from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Trilogy. Castlevania fans will recognise him as the voice of Trevor Belmont.
Picture: Richard Armitage as Ellis Stagger in Missing You – Quay Street Productions
Jessica Plummer plays Stacey Embalo. The actress starred in 129 episodes of the British soap Eastenders and recently starred in The Decameron on Netflix.
Picture: Jessica Plummer on the set of Eastenders – BBC
Lenny Henry plays Clint Donovan. Most well-known as a stand-up comedian, actor, and TV personality in Britain, Lenny Henry starred in The Witcher: Blood Origin and The Sandman on Netflix. He also starred in Amazon’s adaptation of JRR Tolkein’s work in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Picture: Lenny Henry in The Witcher Blood Origin – Netflix
The remaining cast members are as follows;
- Steve Pemberton (Inside Number 9) as Titus.
- Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones) as Monte Leburne.
- Samantha Spiro (Me Before You) as Nurse Sally Steiner.
- Lisa Faulkner (Murder in Suburbia) as Dana Fells.
- Mary Malone (Doctor Who) as Aqua.
- Ashley Walters (Top Boy) as Buchanan.
- Alice Offley (Coronation Street) as Tamsin Salter.
- James Nesbitt (The Hobbit) as Calligan.
- Matt Willis (Stormbreaker) as Daryl.
- Felix Garcia Guyer (Sanctuary) as Reynaldo.
- Rudi Dharmalingam (Wakefield).
Picture: Rudi Dharmalingam in Missing You – Quay Street Productions
What is the production status of Missing You?
Filming got underway in March 2024. An end date hasn’t been confirmed, but considering we’re in October at the time of this update, we’d expect filming to be over and now in post-production.
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