{"id":465791,"date":"2026-05-03T01:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/465791\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T01:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:21:18","slug":"his-most-gripping-series-yet-the-woods-is-harlan-cobens-personal-new-thriller-with-a-perfect-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/465791\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHis most gripping series yet\u201d: The Woods is Harlan Coben’s \u201cpersonal\u201d new thriller with a \u201cperfect\u201d cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just when you think you\u2019ve run out of shows to watch, Harlan Coben<\/a> gifts us with his most gripping series yet in the form of The Woods. An adaptation of what the author has called “one of my most personal novels”, the series revolves around a top barrister whose past tragedy comes back to haunt him – and the cast, which features the likes of Michelle Keegan<\/a> and Tom Bateman is nothing short of perfect. <\/p>\n

The thriller, which was previously adapted into a Polish series by Netflix in 2020, introduces us to top barrister and single father Paul \u2018Cope\u2019 Copeland (Bateman), whose sister disappeated from summer camp 20 years ago. Life has, in many ways, moved on, but when but when the body of a man who supposedly died alongside his sister appears out of nowhere, it seems she might be alive after all. <\/p>\n

While we wait for The Woods to arrive on our screens, here\u2019s everything you need to know about Harlan Coben’s next thriller, including the plot, cast and how to watch it.<\/p>\n

What is The Woods about?\"fool<\/p>\n

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Based on Harlan Coben\u2019s 2007 novel of the same name, The Woods follows Paul \u2018Cope\u2019 Copeland (Tom Bateman), a barrister and single dad to 1o-year-old Cami. Twenty years ago, his sister, Camille, vanished from a summer camp in the woods and he’s spent the past two decades trying to move forward and overcome his grief – and guilt. But when the body of a man turns up two decades after he was supposedly murdered alongside Camille, he becomes convinced his sister may have made it out alive.<\/p>\n

Determined to uncover the truth, Paul reunites with his first love Lucy Silverfield (Michelle Keegan, pictured above in Fool Me Once), and they begin a search for answers that exposes years of cover-ups and family secrets that threaten to wreck the life Paul’s worked so hard to rebuild. <\/p>\n

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Speaking of his role, Tom Bateman explained: \u201cI play Paul Copeland, a man haunted by the guilt of his sister\u2019s disappearance when they were kids. Despite having lost almost everything, he continues to fight for what\u2019s right as a barrister and be the best father for his daughter, who he raises on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michelle Keegan added: \u201cLucy is a totally different character to Maya [Michelle’s character in Fool Me Once]”. She\u2019s a little damaged and never found true peace. She believed that by moving away and having a successful career, she could escape the past, but somehow it never leaves her.”<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s in the cast of The Woods?\"three<\/p>\n

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The cast of The Woods includes:<\/p>\n