Run Away viewers 'already hooked' on 'gripping' new Harlan Coben murder mystery series as it racks up impressive 86% Rotten Tomatoes score
Harlan Coben fans are going wild for new Netflix series Run Away - with the show racking up an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score already.The murder mystery thriller - which stars Gavin And Stacey's Ruth Jones, as well as James Nesbitt - launched on the streaming giant on New Year's day. After binge-watching on Thursday, fans are already sharing their riveting reviews online - with people saying they are 'already hooked'.The series is based on American author Harlan's 2019 book - which follows dad Simon and how his world is turned upside down when his daughter Paige goes missing.Previous series inspired by his books include Netflix hit Fool Me Once and The Stranger, as well as Prime Video's Lazarus.Over on Rotten Tomatoes, fans have shared their praise at the new series. Harlan Coben fans are going wild for new Netflix series Run Away - with the show racking up an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score already The murder mystery thriller - which stars James Nesbitt - launched on the streaming giant on New Year's dayOne wrote: 'I will admit that this is the first Harlan Coben adaptation that I actually liked watching.'A second added: 'It's kind of bonkers and likely to engage viewers, but one can't help but be left wanting a little more.'A third penned: 'If you’ve enjoyed previous Harlan Coben adaptations, you should love this one.'Another commented: 'Expect a lot of climactic cliffhanger montages that continuously upend everything you thought you knew about… well, everything.'A fifth quipped: 'Full of shocking twists and turns and gruesome violence, which are par for the course with all of Coben’s works, the show is an entertaining maze from its opening scene until the close.' Writing for the Daily Mail, TV critic Christopher Stevens said: 'This is soap packed full of steroids. It demands actors who are not afraid to go over the top, and viewers who are willing to suspend all disbelief.'James Nesbitt is perfect for these rollercoaster roles. He starred in Missing You, the Coben drama that launched on New Year's Day last year, and he's even more feverish in Run Away – eyes blazing, teeth bared, nostrils flaring... and that's just when he's lost his car keys.'Nesbitt plays Simon, the sort of snob who is constantly showing off his luxury watch. But he and wife Ingrid (Minnie Driver) are more tightly wound than any Swiss clockwork. Their daughter, Paige (Ellie de Lange), is a heroin addict, living in a squat. The series is based on American author Harlan's 2019 book - which follows dad Simon and how his world is turned upside down when his daughter Paige goes missing After binge-watching on Thursday, fans are already sharing their riveting reviews online - with people saying they are 'already hooked' Previous series inspired by his books include Netflix hit Fool Me Once and The Stranger, as well as Prime Video's Lazarus'When Simon spots Paige busking in a park, he urges her to return home – and explodes into violence when her scuzzy boyfriend Aaron intervenes.'Getting arrested and chucked into cells isn't the half of Simon's problems: a YouTuber films the fight and posts it on social media with the caption, 'Rich businessman beats up homeless guy'.'All that happens within the first five minutes. Coben's thrillers don't hang around.'He added: 'So much happens so quickly that it's a mistake to try and make sense of the plot as it unfolds, let alone to second–guess what might happen next.'A pair of Bonnie–and–Clyde assassins sit in their car, exchanging offbeat, rambling dialogue that parodies Elmore Leonard at his most eccentric.'Meanwhile, Ruth Jones turns up in the park and steals a dog before cadging a free lunch from its owner. Turns out she's a private detective called Elena, working on a case apparently unconnected to Simon's arrest.'When her partner and computer hacker Lou (Annette Badland) announces she'd like the night off, Elena snaps, 'And I'd like to be in Bali with Idris Elba.' That's Sir Idris now, please.'
