Run Away is a British mystery thriller drama miniseries developed by Danny Brocklehurst. Based on Harlan Coben‘s 2019 novel of the same name, the Netflix series follows Simon Greene, a family man who finds himself descending deeper into a world filled with deception after his daughter suddenly runs away from home. Run Away stars James Nesbitt, Ellie de Lange, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver, Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati, and Jon Pointing. So, if you loved the thrilling drama, intense mystery, and compelling characters in Netflix’s Run Away, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Safe (Netflix)
Safe is a British thriller drama series created by Harlan Coben. The Netflix series follows Briton Tom Delaney, a paediatric surgeon still trying to come to terms with the death of his wife and being a single father of two teenage girls, but his fragile world is shaken to its core when one of his daughters suddenly goes missing. Safe stars Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington, Marc Warren, Audrey Fleurot, Hannah Arterton, and Nigel Lindsay.
The Survivors (Netflix)
The Survivors is an Australian thriller drama miniseries created by Tony Ayres. Based on Jane Harper’s 2020 novel of the same name, the Netflix series is set in the small coastal town of Evelyn Bay, and it follows Kieran, who returns to town fifteen years after a severe storm took the lives of three people he was close to, but old wounds and trauma come to the surface after a young is found murdered. The Survivors stars Charlie Vickers, Yerin Ha, Robyn Malcolm, Tom Green, George Mason, and Don Hany.
The Stranger (Netflix)
The Stranger is a British mystery thriller drama series created by Harlan Coben. Based on Coben’s 2015 novel of the same name, the Netflix series follows Adam Price, a family man whose whole life turns upside down after a mysterious stranger enters his life and his wife suddenly disappears. The Stranger stars Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders, Shaun Dooley, Paul Kaye, Dervia Kirwan, and Kadiff Kirwan.
Fool Me Once (Netflix)
Fool Me Once is a British mystery thriller drama series co-written by Danny Brocklehurst, Charlotte Coben, Yemi Oyefuwa, Nina Metivier, and Tom Farrelly. Based on Harlan Coben’s 2016 novel of the same name, the Netflix series follows Maya Stern, a former military pilot struggling to come to terms with her husband’s murder, but things take an unexpected turn when she sees her husband alive on a nanny cam footage she set up to keep an eye on their daughter. Fool Me Once stars Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Dino Fetscher, and Emmett J. Scanlan.
Missing You (Netflix)
Missing You is a mystery thriller drama series written by Victoria Asare-Archer. Based on Harlan Coben’s 2014 novel of the same name, the Netflix series follows Detective Kate Donovan as she finds herself in a world of deception and danger after shockingly finding her decade-long missing fiancée on a dating app. Missing You stars Rosalind Eleazar, Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage, Lenny Henry, and Steve Pemberton.
The Innocent (Netflix)
The Innocent is a Spanish mystery thriller miniseries co-written by Oriol Paulo, Jordi Vallejo, and Guillem Clua. Based on Harlan Coben’s 2005 novel of the same name, the Netflix series follows Mateo, a man trying to start fresh years after accidentally killing a man, but his situation soon gets dangerous and twisted after he receives a mysterious phone call. The Innocent stars Mario Casas, Alexandra Jiménez, Aura Garrido, and José Coronado.
The Last Thing He Told Me (Apple TV)
The Last Thing He Told Me is a mystery thriller drama series co-developed by Laura Dave and Josh Singer. Based on Dave’s 2021 novel of the same name, the Apple TV+ series follows Hannah Hall, a woman who develops an unexpected bond with her stepdaughter after her husband mysteriously disappears, but their search for him leads them on a dangerous path. The Last Thing He Told Me stars Jennifer Garner, Angourie Rice, Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.