Netflix has released a first look at the upcoming Harlan Coben drama, Run Away, wich arrives on TV screens on January 1, 2026. The eight-parter, which stars James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, minnie Driver, alfred Enoch, follows a man named Simon, whose perfect life was turned upside down when his eldest daughter, Paige, ran away. When he finds her, strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring her home, until an argument escalates into shocking violence.
Run Away is one of 13 Harlan Coben titles produced by netflix, which has a great track record when it comes to adapting the author’s works into gripping TV shows.The upcoming release follows 2025’s hit thriller,Missing You,and 2024’s Fool Me Once,both of which were perfect New Year’s Day binge-watches,and it looks like Run Away is following suit. Lead writer Danny Brocklehurst has penned a number of compelling TV adaptations of Coben’s novels, so I have no doubt Run Away is another binge-watch waiting to happen. Keep reading to find out more.
What is Run Away about?
The series follows Simon, who had the perfect life, complete with a loving wife and kids, great job and beautiful home, until his eldest daughter Paige ran away. So when he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, Simon jumps at the chance to bring his little girl home. The synopsis continues: “But 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 hazardous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.”
Netflix Announces “Run Away” – A Thrilling New Drama with James Nesbitt
Netflix is set to release a new six-part thriller, “Run Away,” on January 1, 2026. The series, created by Jack Lothian, promises a gripping narrative centered around a family with dark secrets.https://www.hellomagazine.com/tv-movies/news/20241020166499/run-away-netflix-cast-release-date-plot/
James Nesbitt (Cold feet, The Missing) leads the cast as Simon Greene, a man whose life is turned upside down when his past catches up with him. https://www.hellomagazine.com/tv-movies/news/20241020166499/run-away-netflix-cast-release-date-plot/
The extraordinary ensemble cast also includes:
* Alfred Enoch (the Couple Next Door, The Critic) as Isaac Fagbenle
* Lucian Msamati (Conclave, Gangs of London) as Cornelius Faber
* Jon Pointing (Big Boys, Sweetpea) as Ash
* Ellie de Lange (Wolf Hall, The Serpent)
* Paige Greene
* Adrian Greensmith (Shelter, Metal Lords) as Sam Greene
* Ellie Henry (Hollyoaks) as Anya Greene
* Tracy-Ann Oberman (Friday Night Dinner, Toast of London) as Jessica kinberg
* Annette Badland (Ted Lasso, Midsomer Murders) as Lou
* Ingrid Oliver (The Thursday Murder Club, Sweetpea) as yvonne
* Maeve Courtier-Lilley (Gran Turismo, The Red King) as Dee Dee
* Finty Williams (The A List, Six Minutes To Midnight) as Enid Corval
* Joe McGann (Kaos, Vera) as Wiley Corval
* amy gledhill (Big Mood, Starstruck) as Ruby Todd. https://www.hellomagazine.com/tv-movies/news/20241020166499/run-away-netflix-cast-release-date-plot/
“Run Away” is expected to deliver a suspenseful and emotionally charged story, exploring themes of family, betrayal, and the consequences of past actions.