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If you're a fan of thrillers, Netflix has no shortage of options, especially with its selection of Harlan Coben adaptations. Coben, known for his suspenseful novels, has become a popular name in the streaming world with many of his books turned into Netflix shows. However, not all of them live up to the hype.

As of right now, there are 10 television series adaptations and one original series of his currently streaming on Netflix. They are Safe, Stay Close, The Innocent, The Stranger, Gone for Good, The Woods, Hold Tight, Missing You, Caught, Fool Me Once and Just One Look. While each of these series has its share of twists and surprises, not all of them succeed in maintaining your interest or keeping the momentum strong throughout. Some may leave you hooked for a few episodes, only to disappoint with predictable plotlines, pacing issues, underdeveloped characters, or unsatisfying conclusions.

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It’s been a full year since we had a new Harlan Coben Netflix show to watch, but that changed on New Year’s Day with the release of Missing You, which is currently the second-most popular Netflix show in the world behind Squid Game season 2.

Honestly, Netflix probably can’t make shows based on Coben’s book fast enough with how quickly fans binge-watch these shows. We fully expect Missing You to be a huge hit for the streamer.

As many fans finish up Missing You or just find out that it’s on Netflix and start watching, we wanted to take some time to share the other Harlan Coben Netflix shows to watch right now. There are nine of them now, and even more are on the way either later this year or next year.

Unfortunately, not all nine of the Harlan Coben Netflix shows are probably worth your time,...

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Missing You is a mystery thriller drama series created by Victoria Asare-Archer. Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by author Harlan Coben, the Netflix series follows detective Kate Donovan, who finds her missing fiancé on a dating app ten years after he supposedly disappeared. Missing You stars Rosalind Eleazar, Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage, Lenny Henry, Steve Pemberton, Marc Warren, Samantha Spiro, Lisa Faulkner, Mary Malone, and Ashley Walters. So, if you loved the dark secrets, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Missing You, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Fool Me Once (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Fool Me Once is a British mystery thriller drama series created by Danny Brocklehurst, Charlotte Coben, Yemi Oyefuwa, Nina Metivier, and Tom Farrelly. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Harlan Coben, the Netflix series follows Maya Stern,...

“Justice” (Original title: Napad) is a 2024 film directed by Michal Gazda. The film stars Olaf Lubaszenko as Tadeusz Gadacz, Jedrzej Hycnar as Kacper Surmiak, Wiktoria Gorodecka as Aleksandra Janicka, Magdalena Boczarska as Prokuratorka, Stanislaw Linowski as Marek Nowak, Lukasz Szczepanowski as Bartek Sawczuk, and more. “Justice” follows the story of Tadeusz Gadacz, who is pulled out of retirement to solve a bank heist that resulted in the death of three women.

Justice Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: Why Does Gadacz Agree to Return to the Police Force?

A bank robbery gone sideways leaves several women dead—women who were just there early to surprise their friend working the night shift. In the early hours of the morning, before the bank opened, a robber hijacked the place, and now the case is all over the news, creating a media frenzy. With an election right around the corner, city officials are scrambling to...

"You got one week. Then they'll kill the case." Netflix has revealed the full official trailer for the Polish crime thriller film titled Justice (or Napad in Polish), arriving for streaming in October this fall. It's a new film from the duo of director Michał Gazda and producer Magdalena Szwedkowicz - the team behind last year's success of Forgotten Love also on Netflix to watch. Set at the beginning of the 90s (after the communist era ended), a discharged police officer is given a chance to reclaim his old life in exchange for capturing a group responsible for a ruthless bank robbery. The detective must act quickly, as media attention could complicate matters for the new government. Starring Olaf Lubaszenko as the cop, with Jedrzej Hycnar, Wiktoria Gorodecka, and Magdalena Boczarska. This seems like a true crime story from Poland's history, but it also doesn't seem to be based any real case.

A Girl and an Astronaut (Dziewczyna i kosmonauta) is a series directed by Bartosz Prokopowicz starring Magdalena Boczarska, Magdalena Cielecka and Grzegorz Damiecki.

The Girl and the Astronaut is a science-fiction series from Poland with a very well done setting that wisely mixes photographic realism with science-fiction of new technological innovations.

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Without being Minority Report, but in that same style in some of its innovations, this is a thriller plot and romance that combines both artfully and with rhythm in the six episodes you can see on Netflix as of today.

In The Girl and the Astronaut they have known how to mix atmospheres and combine a certain “retro” touch with futuristic design elements. The series has a lot to offer visually and stands out because of its sets that are worth seeing.

This is not a series that will stand out because of the action scenes,...

"He's involved in something, I can feel it..." Netflix has debuted a full-length official trailer for their Polish mystery thriller series Hold Tight, streaming starting later in April. Magdalena Boczarska and Leszek Lichota will play the main roles in this Polish adaptation of a Harlan Coben book. They star as a couple in a happy marriage. Based on the novel by Harlan Coben, Hold Tight tells a story about residents of a peaceful neighborhood in Warsaw's suburbs, whose idyllic life comes to an abrupt end when teenager Adam vanishes into thin air and parents find answers to questions they never wanted to ask. Agnieszka Grochowska and Grzegorz Damięcki, known from a different Polish adaptation of a Harlan Coben book, The Woods, will also appear in this. The series features Polish actors Krzysztof Oleksyn, Agata Labno, Mirosław Zbrojewicz, Jacek Poniedziałek, Justyna Wasilewska, Wiktoria Gorodeckaja and Bartłomiej Topa. This is an intense trailer,...

Netflix has revealed a teaser trailer for their Polish mystery thriller series Hold Tight, arriving on Netflix sometime later in 2022. This sounds pretty cool? Magdalena Boczarska and Leszek Lichota will play the main roles in the Polish original - the second adaptation of a Harlan Coben book. They star as a couple in a happy marriage, Anna and Michał Barczyk. Their son, Adam, will be played by Krzysztof Oleksyn. Affluent Warsaw suburbs, close-knit residents living an idyllic life. All hell breaks loose when an eighteen-year-old Adam vanishes into thin air. Then violence escalates when parents try to protect their adolescent children who take matters into their own hands. Both Agnieszka Grochowska and Grzegorz Damięcki, known from the previous Polish adaptation of Harlan Coben, The Woods, will also return to their roles. The series will also feature Jacek Poniedziałek, Justyna Wasilewska, Wiktoria Gorodeckaja and Bartłomiej Topa. This is a nifty first look teaser without any dialogue,...

Kaushik Ganguly won the Best Director Award of the 44th International Film Festival of India (Iffi) for Apur Panchali. The award comprises of Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 million (Usd 24000).

Apur Panchali (Apu’s Song) is a real-life story inspired by Subir Banerjee, the child actor who played the iconic role of Apu in Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali. The film released theatrically in August 1955 and it has been 58 long years hence. But ironically Subir never became a part of any film again in his entire life. On his way to receive an award in a film festival in Germany, he reminisces about his life.

Beatriz’s war from East Timor bagged the Golden Peacock for Best Film and a cash prize of Rs. 4 million (Usd 64000). The film is directed by Luigi Acquisto and Bety Reis.

Alon Moni Aboutboul won the Best Actor (Male) award for...

Jan Kidawa-Blonski's "Little Rose" was the big winner at this year's Tiburon International Film Festival, snagging Best Film at the event which wrapped on April 15 in Tiburon, California. Below find the full list of winners: Best Film: "Little Rose" by Jan Kidawa-Blonski [Poland] Best Director: Jan Kidawa-Blonski for "Little Rose" [Poland] Best Actor: Miroslav Donutil for "Novel for Men" [Czech Republic] Best Actress: Magdalena Boczarska for "Little Rose" [Poland] ...

Historical retellings need to stay within the confines of fact, so they to follow a bit of a formula. There's nothing wrong with a formula -- there's a reason why bakers follow recipes. Little Rose tells the story of a woman forced to spy on a professor suspected of conspiring against the Communist party in place in post WWII Poland. And it tells it by-the-numbers, from a preassembled kit of spy films and fascist European assembly kits. It's a damn fine film, with solid acting and decent enough story, but it's nothing astonishing or revolutionary. This particular aspect of history -- the communist stranglehold over the intellegencia of the revolutionaries and students -- has been told before, but never to my recollection in 1960's Poland. Again, the risk of basing your tale in solid fact is that it kind of pins you like a collector's butterfly from going really wild with your storytelling and adventuring.