The sun never sets on Harlan Coben’s empire

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In its first four days on Netflix, I Will Find You drew 24 million views. The eight-episode limited series — starring Sam Worthington as a father convicted of murdering his son, who he learns may still actually be alive — sat at No. 1 on Netflix’s global chart for weeks, and at over 120 million views, it currently sits at No. 5 on the streamer’s all-time most-popular list.

The scale of the Netflix partnership, which Coben signed in 2018 and which has been renewed twice since, is considerable. According to Netflix, his adaptations have made the streamer’s weekly global Top 10 list 41 times, reached the Top 10 in 93 countries, and accumulated more than 450 million views since 2023. Fool Me Once, the 2024 adaptation starring Michelle Keegan, drew 107.5 million views in its first six months and made the all-time most-popular list. Run Away, which premiered before I Will Find You, added another 50 million earlier this year. Netflix extended Coben’s deal again in May.

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