The brand new Harlan Coben sequence coming to Netflix on Jan. 1 makes use of the title of John Waite’s hit “Lacking You,” identical to its e-book model. No shock provided that the well-known creator felt the title was “excellent” for the novel, as he revealed throughout a current go to to London to current a primary glimpse on the display screen adaptation, which is anticipated to make use of tune titles for every of its 5 episodes.
“I considered the tune immediately,” Coben shared with reporters who received to see the primary episode of the sequence. “In actual fact, John Waite and I, when the e-book got here out, really did a few occasions collectively.”
“Yeah, he did the singing,” the bestseller creator quipped. “And when he heard concerning the present, he inundated me with emails like, ‘Right here’s one other model that I’ve performed on the tune,’ and ‘Right here’s a duet I did with the tune’.”
Coben recalled his response being “It’s alright, we received it!” earlier than lauding Waite, “I simply thought that tune was excellent. It labored as a title. It labored as a which means. It was one of many first issues that I used to be occupied with after I got here up with this.”
Requested if music was a key focus for her within the work course of, Victoria Asare-Archer, the author who tailored the novel for the display screen, informed reporters: “Music wasn’t essentially what (I used to be) writing to. However I’ve labored on these sequence earlier than, they usually’re large, thriller-y, twisty, turning.”
The brand new five-part restricted sequence, produced by Quay Avenue Productions, a part of ITV Studios, follows the success Netflix had with Coben’s Idiot Me As soon as.
Lacking You is about Kat Donovan, portrayed by Sluggish Horses star Rosalind Eleazar, a detective specializing in Lacking Individuals. Eleven years in the past, her fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters), the love of her life, vanished and not using a hint. Now, swiping profiles on a relationship app, she sees his face, and her world threatens to blow up yet again. The expertise will power her to dive again into the thriller surrounding the homicide of her father (Lenny Henry) and uncover long-buried secrets and techniques from her previous.
Lacking You additionally stars Richard Armitage, Steve Pemberton, Jessica Plummer, Mary Malone, Lisa Faulkner, and James Nesbitt, amongst others.