Missing You and Run Away greenlit following the recent success of Fool Me Once

Netflix has announced that a further two Harlan Coben novels are to be adapted into limited series. Missing You and Run Away (further details listed below) will both 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 on 1st January. A series which had the nation obsessing over Michelle Keegan’s coats, introduced the world to the UK’s north/south divide, and questioned if one could ever end an argument quite as curtly as Dame Joanna Lumley. (We also nicked the house from Peaky Blinders.) Fool Me Once amassed 61M views globally in its first two weeks, reaching the Top 10 in 91 countries worldwide (source: Netflix Top 10).

Missing You and Run Away will be the 9th and 10th on-screen adaptations to be produced from bestselling author Harlan Coben through his ongoing creative partnership with Netflix. Coben continues his work with local screenwriters from around the world to bring his novels to life on screen, so far across four languages.

Filming for Missing You will commence in the UK in spring 2024.

About Missing You

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.

• Production Company: Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios)

• Writer: Victoria Asare-Archer

• Executive Producers: Harlan Coben, Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee, Victoria Asare-Archer, Danny Brocklehurst

• Director: Sean Spencer

• Second Director: Isher Sahota

• Producer: Guy Hescott

About Run Away

Simon had the perfect life: loving wife and kids, great job, beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige ran away and everything fell apart. So now when he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home. But it turns out she’s not alone and an argument escalates into shocking violence that will shatter Simon’s life all over again. His search for his daughter will take him into a dangerous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.

• Production Company: Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios)

• Writer: Danny Brocklehurst

• Executive Producers: Harlan Coben, Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee and Danny Brocklehurst.