It\u2019s safe to say that Coben\u2019s Netflix<\/a> thrillers have been a hit for the streamer, with major series such as Safe<\/a>, Stay Close<\/a> and The Stranger<\/a> dominating the charts upon their releases.<\/p>\n Well, Fool Me Once is set to be another edge-of-your-seat watch, with Michelle Keegan<\/a> leading the cast as Maya Stern.<\/p>\n The Brassic<\/a> and Ten Pound Poms<\/a> actress will be joining the Harlan Coben universe as a woman struggling to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband \u2013 until she spots him on her daughter\u2019s nanny cam.<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> about Keegan\u2019s role in the new series, Coben told us that Keegan\u2019s character, Maya Stern, is actually based on a real person that Coben had met when out on a United Service Organizations (USO) tour as an author, meeting troops around the globe and in England.<\/p>\n He explained: \u201cMichelle\u2019s character is a military pilot. A number of years ago, I went on a USO tour. In the old days, Bob Hope used to go on USO tours, like Marilyn Monroe, to entertain troops. So I went on a USO tour to talk to soldiers about writing, visit them and entertain them to some degree. We went to Kuwait, all over, including a military base in England.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was there, I met one of the first women combat helicopter pilots that had served in the Gulf War. She was a big reader and we\u2019d talk for hours on end, and I thought, \u2018I need to create a character like this.’\u201d<\/p> Talking about using the real-life woman in question as inspiration for Maya, Coben continued: \u201cI\u2019ve written 35 books, I think it is, so I\u2019m always looking for a character I hadn\u2019t done before \u2013 and almost the entire book is written from her perspective.<\/p>\n \u201cSpeaking to her, and speaking to other people who had served in the military [about] some of the PTSD that they suffer, but also the fact that there\u2019s part of them that\u2019s also a little bit of an adrenaline junkie, as well.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happens when that person is trying to come back into the real world? The distance and the disconnect that they sometimes will feel. How do I throw that into a compelling mystery story?\u201d<\/p>\n As for what fans can expect to see of Keegan in Fool Me Once, Coben teased: \u201cSo, Michelle is coming back from serving in the war, and is a combat pilot suffering from some of what she saw there.<\/p>\n \u201cThen something happens at home \u2013 her husband gets murdered, and after a couple of days, she sees him on her nanny cam a lot.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty good hook to get people in\u2026 and Michelle is an actress who can really pull off both being strong and tough. She just really delivers it.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As for how it\u2019s been working with Keegan on the upcoming drama, Coben said: \u201cShe\u2019s terrific. She\u2019s also just a great person, but to have her as your number one and be able to bring, every day, something positive to the set, everyone loved her. She\u2019s exactly what you think she\u2019s going to be.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s really great. I knew a bit about her beforehand, but obviously I don\u2019t know her as well as my British counterparts. I took a deep dive when we were discussing who to play the role, and she really delivered, she works so hard and she\u2019s also just a delight on set.\u201d<\/p>\n As well as Keegan in the lead role in Fool Me Once, the cast also boasts the likes of Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Adeel Akhtar and Emmett J Scanlan, among others.<\/p>\n Aside from exploring Maya\u2019s own mind-bending mystery, the series will follow Akhtar\u2019s Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce as he leads the investigation into Maya\u2019s husband\u2019s death, while also battling some secrets of his own.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s not all to look forward to, as according to the synopsis: \u201cMaya\u2019s niece and nephew, Abby and Daniel, are trying to find the truth about their mother\u2019s murder, several months earlier. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAre the two cases connected? <\/span>Fool Me Once<\/span> follows these characters on a thrilling hunt for the truth that will reveal shocking secrets and change their lives forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p> ![\"Michelle](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Fool-Me-Once-First-Look-2-7583f16.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Fool")
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