Jessica Plummer and Victoria Asare-Archer tease Harlan Coben on Netflix’s ‘I Miss You’
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Netflix is currently working on its fifth major Harlan Coben adaptation in the UK and ninth overall, titled I miss you. At Netflix’s recent Next event in the UK, Victoria Asare-Archer, the series’ writer and executive producer, and actress Jessica Plummer, shared what we can expect from the upcoming series.
Asare-Archer is the head writer I miss you and is best known for working on a slew of series, including Netflix Pump up Charlie and another Coben series Stay closeplus also worked on Death in paradise AND Athena.
When asked how she got involved in the project and how she met Coben, Asare-Archer replied: “I wrote two episodes of Stay
Close, so it was the series right before the last one, and then I was asked to take on a lead role for the first time. I actually grew up reading Harlan Coben books and sitting in the library and reading his shows, so working with him – going from working on an episode to a full series – was adventurous and amazing.”
Jessica will play Stacy, whom she describes as “a private detective and [Kat Dovan’s] closest confidante.” Jessica teased that there are ultimately two storylines taking place throughout the series, and Victoria provided an overview of the plot:
“This is a woman whose boyfriend disappeared 11 years ago and was never seen again. One day she opens a dating app and boom, he’s there – which kind of opens the door to her past. It tells the story of a missing boy and the tragic death of his father.
Victoria Asare-Archer on what makes Harlan Coben’s books special
Coben’s books have become excellent source material for Netflix and, as Fool Me shows. After reaching Netflix’s all-time top 10, they are becoming extremely popular.
When asked what makes books work so well for television, Asare-Archer replied:
“The books are fantastic and fun. They contain wise, intricate and complicated stories. As you say,
you’re always guessing what the next twist will be.There is a lot of energy in them. Harlan Coben knows how to make a thriller that is both entertaining and engaging, and at the same time beautiful and full of amazing actors. It’s just a great experience and will hopefully be completely different to the rest, in the sense that this is Harlan Coben’s fifth production in the UK. They all have a slightly different tone, a slightly different atmosphere. This is the first one to take place in the city. It’s only five episodes, so it really centers around one character, which is what makes it so intense, emotional, and full of character.
It has a slightly different tone, but is very reminiscent of Harlan Coben’s classic thriller.
When will filming end? I miss you?
The event also confirmed most of the series’ cast following the news that Rosalind Eleazar had begun filming the series in early March 2024.
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Richard Armitage, the star of British Netflix productions about Harlan Coben, will return alongside Eleazar. We will also see Paul Kaye, Steven Pemberton, Lenny Henry, Lisa Faulkner, Samantha Spiro, Joe Martin, Oscar Kennedy, Charlie Hamblett, Mary Malone, Catherine Ayers, Brigid Zengeni and Felix Garcia Guyer.
Speaking about the cast, Victoria said: “It’s basically a dream cast, with a wide reach. We have national treasures and emerging talents. It’s kind of a dream.”
As for the shooting schedule, Victoria confirmed that filming is currently ongoing into the summer, suggesting that filming could wrap up in May or June 2024. To attend the event, Jessica mentioned that she arrived in London after the overnight shoot in Manchester. . Jessica said they are filming in locations across the North West, including Sefton Park.
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