Stay Close

Stay Close is an upcoming British crime drama miniseries based on the 2012 Harlan Coben novel of the same title, produced by Red Production Company for Netflix.[1] The eight-episode series is scheduled to be released on 31 December 2021.[2]

Stay Close
GenreCrime drama
Based onStay Close
by Harlan Coben
Written byHarlan Coben
Directed byDaniel O'Hara
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJuliet Charlesworth
CinematographyGiulio Biccari
Production companyRed Production Company
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original networkNetflix

Cast

Background

In August 2018, Harlan Coben signed a five-year deal with Netflix. Under the deal, Coben would have 14 of his novels created as Netflix series, with him serving as producer on all of them.[3][4] Stay Close follows other Coben-created Netflix originals Safe (2018), The Stranger, The Woods (both 2020) and The Innocent.[5]

It's such a pleasure to be setting off on another thrill-ride with Harlan [Coben], Danny [Brocklehurst] and Nicola [Shindler], as we dive into a brand new story about people who keep shocking secrets from their families and closest friends. We're excited to have the opportunity again to hook Netflix viewers around the world with a compelling mystery that will keep people up late into the night.

— Richard Fee, executive producer, Red Production Company[6]

Production

Development

The series, to comprise eight episodes, was announced by Netflix in October 2020. At the time Danny Brocklehurst was announced as head writer for the series with Daniel O’Hara as lead Director.[6]

Casting

The main cast were revealed to be Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage and Sarah Parish.[7][8] In February 2021, Netflix announced that several new people would be joining the cast, including Eddie Izzard, Andi Osho, Daniel Francis, Jo Joyner, Bethany Antonia and Rachel Andrews.[4]

Filming

Filming of Stay Close began on 18 February 2021 and wrapped on 30 July 2021.[9][10] The series is being filmed in and around Manchester, Blackpool and North West England.[4]

References
  1. Fletcher, Alex (4 February 2021). "If you liked Harlan Coben's The Stranger, you will love Stay Close". BT TV. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. Shenton, Zoe (12 October 2021). "Stay Close on Netflix: Cast, release date and everything you need to know". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (27 August 2018). "Harlan Coben Inks Overall Deal With Netflix For TV Series & Movie Adaptations Of His Books". Deadline. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. Ramachandran, Naman (3 February 2021). "Eddie Izzard, Jo Joyner, Andi Osho Join Cast of Harlan Coben Netflix Drama 'Stay Close' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. Wood, Tom (6 March 2021). "New Harlan Coben Adaptation The Innocent Will Hit Netflix On 30 April". LADBible. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. "NEW HARLAN COBEN DRAMA CONFIRMED FOR NETFLIX STARRING CUSH JUMBO, JAMES NESBITT AND RICHARD ARMITAGE". About Netflix. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. Grater, Tom (28 October 2020). "Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt & Richard Armitage To Star In Harlan Coben Adaptation 'Stay Close' For Netflix & 'The Stranger' Producer Red". Deadline. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. Netflix UK & Ireland [@NetflixUK] (28 October 2020). "Fans of The Stranger and Safe, rejoice! The next Netflix show based on @HarlanCoben's books will be STAY CLOSE – starring Cush Jumbo, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. RED Production Co. [@REDProductionCo] (18 February 2021). "We started filming on @HarlanCoben's #StayClose today and we couldn't be more excited" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. "Issue 1234 – Thursday, February 18, 2021". Production Weekly. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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