Netflix Premieres Harlan Coben Series Run Away

Netflix's latest Harlan Coben adaptation, the eight-part thriller series Run Away, premiered on January 1, 2026, drawing viewers into a tense family drama centered on a father's desperate search for his missing daughter. Starring James Nesbitt as Simon Greene, a successful businessman whose seemingly perfect life unravels when his eldest daughter Paige vanishes after developing a drug addiction at university, the series explores the dark consequences of his efforts to bring her home.

The story follows Simon, who spots Paige busking in a park, disheveled and under the influence of her controlling boyfriend, Aaron, played by Thomas Flynn. In a heated confrontation, Simon attacks Aaron, an incident that goes viral and escalates when Aaron is found murdered shortly after. Simon quickly becomes the primary suspect in the investigation led by Detective Isaac Fagbenle, portrayed by Alfred Enoch, and his partner Ruby Todd, played by Amy Gledhill. With Paige disappearing again, Simon turns to private investigator Elena Ravenscroft, enacted by Ruth Jones, a former police officer now working independently on a related missing persons case involving a young man named Henry.