Harlan Coben and Netflix have, for a long time now, been something of a match made in heaven. Working in tandem, they have created some seriously incredible thrillers based on the author’s hit books (think The Stranger, The Woods, Safe, Stay Close and Gone For Good) – all of which have delivered twists and turns aplenty. 

With that in mind, then, you better believe that we’re excited about the streaming platform’s new star-studded adaptation of Coben’s Fool Me Once.

Here’s what you need to know about the new series.

What is the plot of Netflix’s Fool Me Once?

As per Netflix’s release, the show revolves around Maya Stern, who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe. Meanwhile, Maya’s niece and nephew, Abby and Daniel, are trying to find the truth about their mother’s murder, which took place several months earlier. Are the two cases connected?

Well, don’t leap to any conclusions just yet. Because, when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognises in her house: her husband, who she thought was dead, is very much alive and well.

Curiouser and curiouser, eh?

Who stars in Netflix’s Fool Me Once?

Our Girl’s Michelle Keegan takes the lead in this series as Maya, while Richard Armitage (of Stay Close and The Stranger fame) tackles the complex role of Joe.

Adeel Akhtar, meanwhile, stars as DS Sami Kierce, who leads the homicide investigation into Joe’s death while grappling with secrets of his own. And the one and only Joanna Lumley is Judith Burkett, Joe’s protective mother.

Emmett J Scanlan, Dino Fetscher, Marcus Garvey, Hattie Morahan, James Northcote, Dänya Griver, Daniel Burt, Adelle Leonce, Natalia Kostrzewa and Laura Gibbons make up the rest of the cast.

And, as Netflix has promised, Fool Me Once will follow each of their characters on a thrilling hunt for the truth that will reveal shocking secrets and change their lives forever.

Coben, who will be producing the series alongside Danny Brocklehurst, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee, says: “I’m thrilled and honoured to once again be collaborating with my uber-talented partners Danny, Nicola and Richard.

”Fool Me Once will be our fourth Netflix series together, and man, it never gets old! [And this one is] is a pulse-pounder – a shocking story of how secrets and deceit have the power to bring people together while simultaneously tearing them apart. I can’t wait to see how this dream cast brings these characters to life.”

When will Fool Me Once be released on Netflix?

Just in time for the post-festive lull, the eight-part series will be available to stream on 1 January 2024.

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