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A twisty new Harlan Coben thriller | | Sam Worthington and Britt Lower in Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben adaptation, “I Will Find You.” Christos Kalohoridis/Netflix |
Dear Watchers,The author Harlan Coben often begins his stories with impossible resurrections. What if a man started receiving mysterious messages from someone who sounded just like his dead wife? What if a woman’s dead husband suddenly appeared on their daughter’s nanny cam? Or what if — as happens in Coben’s 2023 novel “I Will Find You” — a man wrongly convicted and imprisoned for murdering his son saw a picture of a boy who looked like his dead child? In the new Netflix mini-series adaptation of “I Will Find You” — debuting in full on Thursday — Sam Worthington plays that confused convict, David Burroughs. Five years ago, he was accused of fatally bludgeoning his toddler, Matthew. Because of overwhelming evidence and his own grief-stricken stupor, David was unable to mount a strong defense and was handed a life sentence. His wife, Cheryl (Erin Richards), divorced him. But Cheryl’s sister, Rachel (Britt Lower), an investigative journalist, continued to believe in his innocence. She shows up at prison one day with a snapshot she found of a boy, about 8 years old, who bears Matthew’s distinctive birthmark. Rachel’s visit happens in the opening minutes of “I Will Find You.” A series of long-shot plays from David follow as he tries to figure out what really happened to Matthew. Can he escape from prison? And if he does, what then? There are plenty of suspicious people whose paths he has crossed, including a Boston mob boss, shady law enforcement officers, the jurors at his trial and the various men and women who have drifted in and out of Cheryl and Rachel’s lives — all of whom are hiding secrets. Created by Robert Hull (a writer on “Alcatraz” and “Gotham”), “I Will Find You” is packed with red herrings, each of which ramps up the pressure on David, who doesn’t know whom to trust. His investigation is marked by one near miss and narrow escape after another. But each step gets him closer to finding out if his son is alive. Netflix has distributed over a dozen adaptations of Coben’s work over the past decade, and it’s not hard to understand why the streamer keeps that partnership going. Coben’s plotting is well-suited to binge watching, with grabby premises and the perpetual promise of yet another surprising revelation. Also this week | | Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) is back for Season 3 of “House of the Dragon,” along with his eye patch and, presumably, his bad attitude. Ollie Upton/HBO |
- The 13th season of the reality competition series “Alone” is subtitled “World Championship,” whose contestants have come from seven different countries to Canada’s Arctic Circle. The first episode airs at 9 p.m. Wednesday, on the History Channel.
- Season 1 of the science-fiction mystery series “Sugar” introduced an unusual detective: a movie-loving Los Angeles private eye named John Sugar (Colin Farrell), who also happens to be a lonely space alien on a secret mission. Season 2 debuts on Friday, on Apple TV.
- Michael Fassbender returns as the spy code-named “Martian” in the second season of “The Agency,” a thriller whose excellent cast also includes Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere. Season 2 arrives in full on Sunday, on Paramount+.
- Get ready to relearn the difference between Rhaenyra, Rhaenys and Rhaena as the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” returns. Season 3 premiers at 9 p.m. Sunday, on HBO and HBO Max.
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