{"id":2576,"date":"2021-08-02T16:38:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1075723"},"modified":"2021-08-02T16:38:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:38:44","slug":"stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Close: Release date, cast, plot and news for new Harlan Coben Netflix series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Richard Armitage and Cush Jumbo star in this dark series about secrets and lies. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Flora Carr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 02 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>Filming has officially wrapped on upcoming crime drama Stay Close, which reunites the team behind Netflix thriller <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/the-stranger-netflix-cast\/&quot;\">The Stranger<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Starring Richard Armitage once more, the new series poses the question of how much you can ever really know someone.<\/p>\n<p>Based on New Jersey writer <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Stay-Close-Harlan-Coben-ebook\/dp\/B007GDK69Y\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Harlan Coben\u2019s New York Times bestselling novel<\/a> of the same title, the new thriller previously went into production this Spring, before wrapping in late July.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring the likes of Deadwater Fell\u2019s Cush Jumbo, Sarah Parish, and James Nesbitt alongside Armitage, the eight-part series follows three people whose dark secrets resurface.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about Stay Close.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stay Close release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not year clear when Stay Close is scheduled to premiere on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/netflix\/&quot;\">Netflix<\/a>. However, we know that a COVID-safe table read took place in early February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The series went into production in Spring 2021 and wrapped later in the year in late July, so we might expect the series to air later in the year or at the start of 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">That\u2019s a wrap on <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/HarlanCoben?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@HarlanCoben<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StayClose?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#StayClose<\/a> ????<br \/>\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800 <br \/>Thank you so much to everyone involved, we really appreciate your hard work!<br \/>\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800 <br \/>We can\u2019t wait for you to see it ???? <a href=\"\/\/t.co\/gdu2sbiVL0&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/gdu2sbiVL0<\/a><\/p>\u2014 RED Production Co. (@REDProductionCo) <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/REDProductionCo\/status\/1421158026099187716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><h2><strong>Stay Close plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The thriller follows three people living comfortable (yet not entirely satisfactory) lives, and who are all concealing dark secrets.<\/p>\n<p>The three individuals are Megan, a working mum of three; Ray, a failed documentary photographer; and Broome, a detective haunted by a missing person\u2019s cold case.<\/p>\n<p>However, when Megan\u2019s old friend Lorraine impacts some shocking news, all three characters\u2019 lives will be impacted, as secrets return to haunt them.<\/p>\n<p>The series is created by Nicola Shindler, Harlan Coben, Danny Brocklehurst, Richard Fee\u00a0and Netflix, the same team behind smash hit The Stranger, Safe, and The Five.<\/p>\n<p>Armitage said: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to return to Manchester to work with Nicola, Danny, Harlan and the team again. I love Harlan\u2019s style and this plot and character will be brilliantly challenging. At a time when we have remained apart, Stay Close promises to break all the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Stay-Close-Harlan-Coben-ebook\/dp\/B007GDK69Y\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Author Harlan Coben<\/a> said: \u201cI am so happy and excited to\u00a0Stay Close\u00a0(pun intended) with Danny Brocklehurst, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee \u2014 the same team that made\u00a0The Stranger, Safe\u00a0and\u00a0The Five. And talk about a dream-come-true cast \u2013 Cush Jumbo, an incendiary and awesome talent; Jimmy Nesbitt, a legendary actor I always wanted to collaborate with; and wow, Richard Armitage back again!\u201d<\/p> <h2><strong>Stay Close plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-625424\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/cush-jumbo-84379be.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Cush\" title=\"&quot;cush-jumbo&quot;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" \/> Cush Jumbo<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The all-star cast includes lead actors Cush Jumbo as Megan; Richard Armitage as Ray; and James Nesbitt as Broome.<\/p>\n<p>Also starring are Industry\u2019s Sarah Parish as Lorraine, in addition to new castings announced in February 2021. These include Eddie Izzard\u00a0as Harry, a small-town lawyer; Small Axe\u2019s Daniel Francis as Megan\u2019s partner and Bethany Antonia as the couple\u2019s eldest child; and\u00a0Andi Osho\u00a0as Simona.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally the series includes a \u201cseemingly sweet young couple,\u201d with\u00a0Poppy Gilbert as Barbie and Hyoie O\u2019Grady as Ken.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stay Close trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no trailer yet for Stay Close, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with any new information, clips, or trailers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/&quot;\"><strong>best TV series on\u00a0Netflix<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/on-demand\/netflix-best-movies\/&quot;\"><strong>best movies\u00a0on\u00a0Netflix<\/strong><\/a><strong>, visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>, or find out about upcoming\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/tv\/2020-09-18\/new-upcoming-tv-dramas-2020\/&quot;\"><strong>new TV shows 2020<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Richard Armitage and Cush Jumbo star in this dark series about secrets and lies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2577,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series.png",620,421,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series-300x204.png",300,204,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series.png",620,421,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series.png",620,421,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series.png",620,421,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/stay-close-release-date-cast-plot-and-news-for-new-harlan-coben-netflix-series.png",620,421,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Richard Armitage and Cush Jumbo star in this dark series about secrets and lies.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}