Harlan Coben’s ‘Stay Close’: Netflix Drama Adds Eddie Izzard, Jo Joyner, Daniel Francis & More To Cast
Netflix has rounded out the cast of their upcoming Harlan Coben drama ‘Stay Close‘, with eight new cast members joining to an already impressive line-up.
The new eight-part drama follows three key characters whose dark secrets resurface, setting off a chain of events which threatens to destroy their lives. Added to the cast today are Eddie Izzard, Jo Joyner, Daniel Francis, Andi Osho, Bethany Antonia, Rachel Andrews, Poppy Gilbert and Hyoie O’Grady. They join the previously announced cast of Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife’, ‘Deadwater Fell’), James Nesbitt (‘Bloody Sunday’, ‘The Missing’), Richard Armitage (‘The Stranger’, ‘The Hobbit’), and Sarah Parish (‘Bancroft’, ‘Medici’).
With trademark thrills, gripping suspense, and a crime to solve, ‘Stay Close’ questions how much you really know someone. Three people living comfortable lives each conceal dark secrets that even the closest to them would never suspect; Megan (Jumbo), a working mother of three; Ray (Armitage), the once-promising documentary photographer, now stuck in a dead-end job pandering to celebrity-obsessed rich kids, and Broome (Nesbitt), a detective who’s unable to let go of a missing person’s cold case. Lorraine (Parish), an old friend from Megan’s past, delivers some shocking news which will impact on all three characters. As the past comes back to haunt them, threatening to ruin their lives and the lives of those around them, what will be their next move?
Eddie Izzard takes on the role of Harry – a small-town lawyer and defender of the disenfranchised residents of Livingstone – who has been like a father figure to Megan over the years. Jo Joyner (‘Ackley Bridge’, ‘Ordinary Lies’) is Erin Cartwright, a quick-witted, highly observant Police Detective and Broome’s ex-wife; Daniel Francis (‘Small Axe’, ‘Once Upon A Time’) will play Dave Shaw, a doting father to his three children and engaged to Megan; Andi Osho (‘Line of Duty’) is cast as Simona, a retired ex-army sergeant who’s now pregnant with her first child; Bethany Antonia (‘Get Even’) plays Megan and Dave’s eldest daughter Kayleigh Shaw; And Rachel Andrews (‘Butcher Boy’) is Bea, Kayleigh’s best friend – they are each other’s greatest ally, co-conspirator and support mechanism; Also joining the cast is seemingly sweet young couple Poppy Gilbert (‘The Pale Horse’, ‘Call the Midwife’) as Barbie and Hyoie O’Grady as Ken.
Nicola Shindler, Harlan Coben, Danny Brocklehurst, Richard Fee and Netflix, the team behind smash hit ‘The Stranger’ (which also starred Richard Armitage(, 2018’s ‘Safe’ and ‘The Five’ (Sky/Netflix) collaborate on their fourth drama. The series is based on Harlan Coben’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.
Stay Close is the latest Netflix project for Harlan Coben, as part of his current five-year deal with the streamer to develop 14 of his titles into film and TV dramas, which includes Polish original ‘The Woods’, Spanish original ‘The Innocent’ starring Mario Casas and directed by Oriol Paulo, the film ‘Six Years’, written and directed by David Ayer, and ‘Gone for Good’, which is currently filming in France.
‘Stay Close’ is a RED Production Company (a STUDIOCANAL company) production commissioned for Netflix. The executive producers are Nicola Shindler (‘Finding Alice’, ‘Happy Valley’, ‘It’s A Sin’), writers Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst (‘Brassic’, ‘Come Home’), and Richard Fee (‘The Stranger’, ‘Prey’). Juliet Charlesworth (‘Happy Valley’, ‘Traces’) is series producer and Daniel O’Hara (‘The Stranger’, ‘Brassic’) is lead director and an executive producer. Sheila Nortley produces with Lindy Heymann as director for block two.
‘Stay Close‘ goes into production in Spring 2021 with filming will take place in and around Manchester and the North West of England.
