Harlan Coben is one of the most popular American crime novelists. Both his works and film and TV series adaptations are extremely popular. At the beginning of this year, the last episode of “You Can’t Fool Me Anymore” premiered on Netflix, which aroused a lot of emotions. The author is not slowing down, as work has started on a new production that will be different from the others.
Series and movies based on Coben. Will Netflix no longer have a monopoly?
Many films have been made based on Harlan Coben’s novels and . Recently, the latter has been produced primarily by Netflix. And so, on this popular streaming platform we can watch the cult “You’re Not Fooling Me Anymore”, the Polish “Into the Forest” and “Keep Calm”, or “Without Goodbye”. According to “”, all because currently, based on the contract signed with the author, it is Netflix has the exclusive right to produce the film adaptation of his novel. Therefore, no one is surprised that two more series are currently being worked on there. It may be surprising that the author also started cooperation with Amazon Prime Videowhere “Lazarus” is to appear.
“Lazarus” will not be based on the writer’s novel. This is a completely new idea
Although Harlan Coben signed a contract with Netflix, his cooperation with Amazon Prime Video does not violate it in any way. Why? All because the contract only applies to adaptations written by him. Meanwhile, there is no point in looking for “Lazarus” among the writer’s artistic achievements, because it will not be a story from any of the books. The series is based on a completely new idea, authored not only by Coben, but also by Daniel Brocklehurst (screenwriter of “Stay with me”). So the terms of the contract with Netflix remain unchanged. However, this is not the end of the news, as everything indicates that it will not be a typical crime story, but a combination of drama and psychological thriller, almost bordering on horror.
What will the new series be about? Coben: It’s a story about loss
“Lazarus” is supposed to tell the story of a forensic psychologist whose father took his own life. So the man returns to his family home, where things he does not understand begin to happen, and his attempts to solve the mystery of his parent’s death lead him to many unsolved murders. Sam Claflin will play the main role (“Me Before You”, “The Hunger Games”), and will be accompanied by Bill Nighty and Alexandra Roach. – “Lazarus” is a story about loss, redemption and the eternal bond between a parent and a child, even after death – summed up the new series by a writer quoted by the portal “”.
Source: Gazeta
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