{"id":47856,"date":"2024-03-15T12:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2009744"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:06:32","slug":"harlan-cobens-next-netflix-series-adds-richard-armitage-and-lenny-henry","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/harlan-cobens-next-netflix-series-adds-richard-armitage-and-lenny-henry\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlan Coben\u2019s next Netflix series adds Richard Armitage and Lenny Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jessica Plummer, Steve Pemberton and Samantha Spiro have also joined Rosalind Eleazar on the show. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 15 March 2024 at 11:31 AM<\/p>

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Richard Armitage and Harlan Coben are proving inseparable over on Netflix, with their fourth collaboration now confirmed to be the streamer\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Missing You.<\/p>\n

The previously announced<\/a> project was spotlighted at the Next on Netflix event held in London last night, where casting details were announced \u2013 and following on from Fool Me Once<\/a>, it\u2019s another all-star line-up of British talent.<\/p>\n

Slow Horses<\/a> star Rosalind Eleazar leads the drama as Detective Kat Donovan, whose fianc\u00e9 disappeared without trace 11 years ago \u2013 so imagine her surprise when she sees his face pop up on a dating app without warning one evening.<\/p>\n

The synopsis teases: \u201cJosh\u2019s reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father\u2019s murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past.\u201d<\/p>

Henry has been cast as Clint Donovan, while Armitage will play the tremendously named Ellis Stagger \u2013 his fourth Coben character, following earlier roles in The Stranger, Stay Close<\/a> and Fool Me Once.<\/p>\n

Missing You co-star Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before<\/a>) appeared at the Next on Netflix event last night with head writer Victoria Asare-Archer, where the supporting cast of the series was unveiled.<\/p>\n

It includes Inside No. 9<\/a> star Steve Pemberton, Sexy Beast<\/a>\u2018s Paul Kaye, Sex Education<\/a>\u2018s Samantha Spiro, Unforgotten<\/a>\u2018s Lisa Faulkner and Doctor Who<\/a> alum Mary Malone.<\/p>\n

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Jessica Plummer and Victoria Asare-Archer.<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Another repeat collaborator with Coben, Asare-Archer marks her second project with the prolific crime novelist, having previously penned two episodes of 2021\u2019s smash-hit Stay Close.<\/p>\n

Fool Me Once proved to be another juggernaut<\/a> after dropping on New Year\u2019s Day, showing that Netflix viewers still have quite the appetite for Coben adaptations \u2013 there are currently seven of them<\/a> streaming exclusively on the service.<\/p>\n

Missing You is currently filming and eyeing a release date in 2025.<\/p>\n

MISSING YOUFollowing the incredible success of Fool Me Once, Missing You is the next series based on a @HarlanCoben<\/a> novel.Starring Rosalind Eleazar, Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage, Lenny Henry, Steve Pemberton, Paul Kaye, Samantha Spiro, Lisa Faulkner and Mary Malone.\u2026<\/p>\u2014 Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) March 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>