Netflix has confirmed another Harlan Coben thriller before his new series Missing You has even hit screens. 

The streaming service is set to bring the American writer’s novel I Will Find You to the platform in what will be his first U.S. scripted series. 

The eight-episode limited run will follow ‘an innocent father serving life in prison for murdering his own son,’ Netflix states. 

‘He receives evidence that his child may actually still be alive – and must break out of prison to find the truth.’ 

Harlan will executive produce the sereis alongside showrunner Robert Hull, Bryan Wynbrandt, Steven Lilien, and John Weber.

Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s vice president told Variety: ‘There is no one like Harlan, and his first U.S. scripted series with Netflix will be no exception.’ 

Netflix has confirmed another Harlan Coben thriller before his new series Missing You has even hit screens (pictured this month)

The streaming service is set to bring the American writer’s novel I Will Find You to the platform as part of his five-year deal (Rosalind Elezar as Kat, Brigid Zengeni as Odette, Jo Martin as Tessie in Missing You)

He added: ‘We know he and Robby will deliver the same thrilling experience that audiences have come to expect and which sets it apart as a must-watch event.’ 

The American writer’s latest programme, Missing You, will premiere on New Year’s Day, with the first trailer being released earlier this week. 

The all-star cast is led by Slow Horses actress Rosalind Eleazar, who plays Missing Persons detective Kat Donovan.

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, 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.’

Harlan seems to favour British actors and continues to champion them in his screen adaptations.

Top Boy’s Ashley Walters is playing Josh, while other cast members include Sir Lenny Henry, James Nesbitt, Fool Me Once star Richard Armitage, EastEnders actor Jessica Plummer and Happy Valley’s Steve Pemberton.

The eight-episode limited run will follow ‘an innocent father serving life in prison for murdering his own son,’ Netflix states (Harlan pictured in December 2023)

The American writer’s latest programme, Missing You, will premiere on New Year’s Day, with the first trailer being released earlier this week 

The all-star cast is led by Slow Horses actress Rosalind Eleazar, who plays Missing Persons detective Kat Donovan (pictured with Oscar Kennedy as Brendan)

The series is produced by Quay Street Productions (a division of ITV Studios), with Coben serving as an executive producer.

Nimer Rashed, the director of Fool Me Once, has returned once again to direct episodes alongside Isher SaH๏τa, known for Ridley and Grace.

Victoria Asare-Archer, who co-wrote the 2021 Coben thriller Stay Close, was in charge of screenwriting.

The series will comprise of five hour-long episodes and is set to be a huge hit for Netflix.

The full length trailer shows Rosalind Eleazar character Kat with her fiancé Josh, played by Ashley Walters, before he went missing.

It then jumps forward 11 years to show her friend, played by Jessica Plummer, suggesting she looks for Josh on a dating app.

Choppy clips show the Missing Persons detective appealing for information about a missing man by the name of Rishi Magari and being asked to help find a man’s mother.

The trailer’s editing then appears to suggest that the man his missing mother was last seen with was Kat’s missing fiancé Josh, as we see her find his profile on the dating app.

The rest of the video shows Kat struggling with leads on the investigation and being confronted with the idea that Josh was perhaps not the person she thought he was.

Teasing what viewers can expect from Missing You during a recent interview with Digital Spy, Coben said: ‘I think it may be my most gripping, and the ending will not only surprise you.

‘In fact, [when] I recently re-watched it, I was completely fooled by the ending – and I wrote it.’

‘But I think you’ll genuinely be moved,’ he added. ‘Tell me if you shed a tear at the last episode of Missing You.’

Jessica Plummer as Stacey and Mary Malone as Aqua in the five part series which airs on New Year’s Day

The series will comprise of five hour-long episodes and is set to be a huge hit for Netflix

Happy Valley’s Steve Pemberton as his character тιтus in Harlan Coben’s Missing You

Ashley Walters as his character Josh who went missing 11 years ago but has reappeared on a dating app

H๏τ off the heels of the huge success of Michelle Keegan ‘s Fool Me Once, the crime author has signed a five-year deal to bring more of his novels to the streaming service

Missing You follows the success of Fool Me Once, which released on the streaming platform last New Year’s Day and thrust Michelle Keegan back into the spotlight.

Fool Me Once became the most-watched series for the first half of the year, racking up an impressive 108 million views.

Michelle, who plays the main character Maya Burkett, was completely starstuck after the series hit number one worldwide.

She thanked fans in disbelief of the popularity it has gained with a slew of snaps of her on set, with the caption: ‘Number 1 in the world & in more than 60 countries. I feel like I’m in a dream right now.

‘Thank you to every single person who has reached out or messaged me re Fool Me Once i promise you I read them all.

‘Over the moon that you’ve enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed making it. It’s been a very very special week.’

Fool Me Once was released as a novel in 2016, and follows the likes of The Stranger and Stay Close to become the eighth member of Netflix’s Harlan Coben Collection.

Missing You arrives on Netflix on January 1, 2025.