Thrilling trailer released for Harlan Coben's Run Away
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Last updated 1st Dec 2025
With the release of both Fool Me Once and Missing You in recent years, it appears award-winning writer Harlan Coben and streaming giant Netflix aren't slowing down with adaptations of his best-loved novels.
Earlier this year, Harlan confirmed the next novel to be turned into a drama series will be Run Away, and now we finally have a trailer ahead of the start date!
Run Away trailer
The first trailer for Run Away was released on Monday 1st December, alongside the caption: 'How far into the tangled web of dark secrets would you go to find your missing daughter? Harlan Coben's RUN AWAY, starring James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver, and Alfred Enoch'.
You can watch the trailer below:
First look photos
On 20th October, Netflix released the first look photos from the upcoming adaption, before another set were released on Monday 1st December. The first look photos show several photos of James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver, and Alfred Enoch in character including some action shots. Take a look below.
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
First look at Harlan Coben's Run Away
When is it out?
Run Away will be released on 1st January 2026.
What is Run Away about?
Netflix's Tudum website say of the new series plot: 'Nesbitt stars as Simon, a seemingly lucky man with a loving wife and kids, great job, and beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige runs away, and everything falls apart. When Simon finds Paige, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home.'
It continues: 'After all, it won’t be easy for Simon to save his daughter once he learns she isn’t alone. In Run Away, an argument escalates into shocking violence that will shatter Simon’s life all over again. His search for Paige will take Simon into a dangerous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.'
Who is in the cast?
Harlan announced the first four stars cast for Run Away during an interview with BBC Breakfast on Tuesday 21st January.
Confirming the main cast, he said: "We've got Jimmy Nesbitt, Minnie Driver, Ruth Jones...
"These are all novels I've written and they take place in New York and New Jersey for the most part but, there's something about that British sensibility and the American story and the amazing team we have here in the UK who have done all the shows...
"It's one of my favourite books so I'm really looking forward to it, it's a real family story..."
As fans will know, Northern Irish actor James is no stranger to appearing in Harlan's TV shows, he features in 2021's Stay Close and of course, the 2025 release Missing You. It will be a debut for Gavin and Stacey actress Ruth Jones, as well British-American actress Minnie Driver.
Other cast members who have been announced include:
- Lucian Msamati (Conclave, Gangs of London) as Cornelius Faber
- Jon Pointing (Big Boys, Sweetpea) as Ash
- Ellie de Lange (Wolf Hall, The Serpent) as Paige Greene
- Adrian Greensmith (Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Metal Lords) as Sam Greene
- Ellie Henry (Hollyoaks) as Anya Greene
- Tracy-Ann Oberman (Friday Night Dinner, Toast of London) as Jessica Kinberg
- Annette Badland (Ted Lasso, Midsommar Murders) as Lou
- Ingrid Oliver (The Thursday Murder Club, Sweetpea) as Yvonne
- Maeve Courtier-Lilley (Gran Turismo, The Red King) as Dee Dee
- Finty Williams (The A List, Six Minutes to Midnight) as Enid Corval
- Joe McGann (Kaos, Vera) as Wiley Corval
- Amy Gledhill (Big Mood, Starstruck) as Ruby Todd
How can I watch it?
Run Away will air on streaming platform Netflix from 1st January 2026.
Who is working on Run Away?
Harlan himself will once again act as an Executive Producer through his company Final Twist Productions, with Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst also working on the show.
Check out all of the other Harlan Coben shows available to stream on Netflix now:
The Stranger
Release date: 2020
Series: 1
Cast: Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran and Jennifer Saunders.
Synopsis: When a stranger makes a shocking claim about his wife, family man Adam Price becomes entangled in a mystery as he desperately searches for answers.
Safe
Release date: 2018
Series: 1
Cast: Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington and Marc Warren.
Synopsis: After his teenage daughter goes missing, a widowed surgeon in an affluent neighbourhood begins unearthing dark secrets about the people closest to him.
Stay Close
Release date: 2021
Series: 1
Cast: Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt and Richard Armitage.
Synopsis: When Carlton Flynn vanishes 17 years to the night after Stewart Green did, it sets off a chain reaction in the lives of people connected to both men.
Gone For Good
Release date: 2021
Series: 1
Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Nicolas Duvauchelle and Guillaume Gouix.
Synopsis: Ten years after losing two loved ones, a man is plunged into another dizzying mystery when his girlfriend vanishes.
The Innocent
Release date: 2021
Series: 1
Cast: Mario Casas, Alexandra Jiménez and Aura Garrido.
Synopsis: An accidental killing leads a man down a dark hole of intrigue and murder. Just as he finds love and freedom, one phone call brings back the nightmare.
The Woods
Release date: 2020
Series: 1
Cast: Grzegorz Damięcki, Agnieszka Grochowska and Hubert Miłkowski.
Synopsis: Evidence found on the body of a homicide victim sparks hope in a prosecutor that his sister who disappeared 25 years earlier could still be alive.
Shelter
Release date: 18th August 2023
Series: 1
Synopsis: 'Mickey lives with a mother in rehab, a dead father, an annoying aunt and a new school in New Jersey. When a creepy old woman tells him that his father isn't dead, Mickey thinks he's losing his mind'.
Fool Me Once
Release date: 1st January 2024
Series: 1
Cast: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley and Emmett J. Scanlan
Synopsis: The series follows Maya Stern who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband.
Missing You
Release date: 1st January 2025
Series: 1
Cast: Rosalind Eleazar, Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage, Ashley Walters, Steve Pemberton and Mary Malone.
Synopsis: 'Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan's fiancé Josh - the love of her life - disappeared and she's never heard from him since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again. Josh's reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father's murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past.'
Just One Look
Release date: 5th March 2025
Series: 1
Cast: Maria Dębska, Cezary Łukaszewicz, Piotr Stramowski and Mirosław Zbrojewicz.
Synopsis: 'A happily married jewellery designer's world is shattered when she discovers a mysterious old photograph of her husband surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Determined to uncover the truth, she plunges into a web of secrets and lies that threaten her loved ones and force her to question everything she once believed'.
Caught (Argentinian drama)
Release date: 26th March 2025
Series: 1
Synopsis: 'In Argentinian Patagonia's city of Bariloche, journalist Ema Garay rises to prominence in digital media by exposing criminals who manage to evade the law. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Leo Mercer, a respected community figure who becomes the prime suspect in her investigation into the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl. As she searches for the truth, Ema finds herself forced to confront her own demons'.
Lazarus
Release date: 22nd October 2025
Series: 1
Synopsis: 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus follows a man (Sam Claflin) who returns home after his father's (Bill Nighy) death and begins to have disturbing experiences that can't be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father's death and his sister's murder 25 years ago.'
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