Nicola Shindler said, “Working with Harlan, Danny and Richard for the fourth collaboration is a joy as we push each other for more bingeable ideas and twists.
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And talk about a dream-come-true cast – Cush Jumbo, an incendiary and awesome talent Jimmy Nesbitt, a legendary actor I always wanted to collaborate with and wow, Richard Armitage back again! Netflix has been a wonderful home, and from what I’ve seen so far, Stay Close will be our most gripping and binge-able series yet.” Harlan Coben added, “I am so happy and excited to Stay Close (pun intended) with Danny Brocklehurst, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee - the same team that made The Stranger, Safe and The Five. At a time when we have remained apart Stay Close promises to break all the rules,” said Richard Armitage. I love Harlan’s style and this plot and character will be brilliantly challenging. “I can’t wait to return to Manchester to work with Nicola, Danny, Harlan and the team again. The scripts drew me in from the get-go and I am looking forward to starting filming,” James Nesbitt added. They are a benchmark for quality drama, and I’m thrilled to be part of such a great production. “The team at Red are a northern powerhouse of world-class TV. Can’t wait to get my teeth into such a brilliant British thriller.” Upcoming under the pact are Spanish-language The Innocent starring Mario Casas and directed by Oriol Paulo, the film Six Years, written and directed by David Ayer, and French-language thriller Gone For Good, created and written by David Elkaïm and Vincent Poymiro in collaboration with Pauline Guena, Nacim Mehtar and Marion Festraëts.Ĭush Jumbo said, “I’m so excited to work alongside Netflix, Nicola and the whole team on Stay Close. The project is the latest in Coben’s five-year, 14-book mega deal with the streamer, following 2020’s The Stranger and Polish original The Woods, 2018’s Safe, and 2016’s The Five. 'Descendant' Review: Searching For The Clotilda, The Last Known Slave Shipĭeadline first revealed that Netflix and Red were teaming once again on a Harlan Coben adaptation, this time his 2012 mystery thriller Stay Close.