Another weirdly gripping and highly improbable conspiracy thriller from Harlan Coben. Plus, Colin Farrell returns as the alien pretending to be a human private investigator
Harlan Coben is an admirably prolific writer, though it probably helps an author’s output if they have a relaxed attitude to quality control. This adaptation of his 2023 thriller is another daft, formulaic, weirdly gripping case in point. Sam Worthington stars as David Burroughs, imprisoned for life for murdering his infant son. But he didn’t do it. Could he be the victim of a conspiracy of impossibly vast dimensions? Of course! When David receives a visit from his sister-in-law, and washed-up investigative journalist, Rachel (Severance’s Britt Lower) with evidence that his son might still be alive, Burroughs must escape from prison and set off on a Fugitive-style justice mission.
Netflix, from Thursday 18 June