Minnie Driver, Alfred Enoch and Lucian Msamati also star.
Following the recent success of Fool Me Once and Missing You, Netflix has today announced the cast for their next Harlan Cober thriller, Run Away, adapted from his novel by Danny Brocklehurst who serves as lead writer.
James Nesbitt leads the cast as Simon, who had the perfect life, a loving wife and kids, a great job and a beautiful home.
But then his eldest daughter Paige, played by Ellie de Lange ran away and everything fell apart. So now when he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home.
However, it turns out she’s not alone, and an argument escalates into shocking violence. In the aftermath, Simon loses his daughter all over again, and his search to find her will take him into a dangerous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.
James Nesbitt will star alongside Ruth Jones as Elena Ravenscroft, Minnie Driver as Ingrid Greene, Alfred Enoch as Isaac Fagbenle, Lucian Msamati as Cornelius Faber, Jon Pointing as Ash, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Jessica Kinberg and Annette Badland as Lou.
The 8-part thriller will also star Adrian Greensmith, Amy Gledhill, Ellie Henry, Finty Williams, Ingrid Oliver, Joe McGann and Maeve Courtier-Lilley. And in keeping with previous Harlan Coben adaptations, Run Away will relocate the story from the US to the UK.
Filming will commence around Manchester and the North West of England this month.
Speaking about the cast announcement for Run Away, lead writer and executive producer, Danny Brocklehurst said "It's an enormous pleasure to be reteaming with Netflix, Harlan and the amazing Quay Street Productions team to produce another twisty thriller. Fool Me Once's phenomenal success has set a high bar but with Run Away's emotionally universal storyline and great cast, hopefully we can give audiences another fantastic ride."
To which Harlan Coben, executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions, added "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."
Produced by Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios), Run Away will be produced by Will McDonagh, with Charlotte Coben as Associate Producer and executive produced by Harlan Coben, Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee, Danny Brocklehurst.
Speaking about Run Away's cast, executive producers for Quay Street Productions, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee said "We're thrilled to be working with such a magnificent group of actors and the brilliant Danny Brocklehurst to bring this gripping Harlan Coben story to life."
Run Away is one of 13 titles from bestselling author Harlan Coben produced for Netflix. Coben continues his work with local screenwriters from around the world to bring his novels to life on screen, so far across four languages.
Titles currently available to stream on Netflix include Missing You, Fool Me Once, Gone For Good, The Stranger, Stay Close, The Innocent, Hold Tight, The Woods and Safe.
Run Away will air on Netflix
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