BALLYMENA actor James Nesbitt is to star alongside Gavin and Stacey’s Ruth Jones and Hollywood actress Minnie Driver in Harlan Coben’s new Netflix series Run Away.
The eight-episode series follows Simon Greene (Nesbitt), whose life falls apart when his daughter Paige (played by Ellie de Lange) runs away.
When he finds her, strung out on drugs in a city park, she isn’t alone. An argument escalates into shocking violence, and Simon loses his little girl all over again.
According to the logline: “his search to find her will take him into a dangerous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.”
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The series will also feature the talents of Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati, Jon Pointing, Adrian Greensmith, Ellie Henry, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Annette Badland, Ingrid Oliver, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Finty Williams, Joe McGann and Amy Gledhill.
Coben will executive produce the show, one of 13 of his novels adapted for Netflix, via his Final Twist Productions.
“Jimmy Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati and Minnie Driver — the cast is an embarrassment of riches. I can’t wait to start filming,” he said in a statement.
This is not the first time we’ve seen Nesbitt featured in one of Coben creations. In 2022 the Cold Feet actor played Detective Broome in crime thriller Stay Close and most recently he took on the role of organised crime boss Calligan in Missing You which was released on Netflix in January.
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Coben’s other Netflix series include Fool Me Once, Gone For Good, The Stranger, The Innocent, Hold Tight, The Woods, Safe.
Production on Run Away is set to commence in the UK this month.