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Netflix Starts Production on UK Adaptation of Harlan Coben’s The Woods

The project extends Netflix’s long-running partnership with author Harlan Coben.

Overview

  • Filming is underway in Bolton in the North of England on an eight-episode British version of the 2007 novel.
  • Tom Bateman plays barrister Paul “Cope” Copeland and Michelle Keegan co-stars as Lucy Silverfield in the lead roles.
  • Netflix released the official synopsis describing a decades-old disappearance that draws Cope back to his first love and a new search for answers.
  • Danny Brocklehurst serves as lead writer with Quay Street Productions for ITV Studios producing and Harlan Coben as executive producer, with Andy De Emmony, Claire Tailyour and Isher Sahota directing.
  • No release date is set, with some outlets projecting a likely 2027 window based on past patterns, and the series marks Netflix’s 14th Coben title following a prior Polish adaptation in 2020.