Stay Close

Did You Know?

• Stay Close is one of 14 Harlan Coben novels adapted under a five-year deal he signed with Netflix in August 2018.
• Other Coben-created Netflix originals include Safe (2018), The Stranger, The Woods (both 2020), The Innocent, and Gone for Good (both 2021).
• Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating based on 13 critic reviews, while Metacritic assigned a score of 51 out of 100 based on 7 critics.

Plot

Megan Pierce, a suburban mother in Blackpool, hides a murky past while living with her soulmate Dave and their three children. Ray Levine, once a talented documentary photographer, now works as a paparazzo-for-hire after losing the woman he loved. When another man, Carlton Flynn, vanishes on the anniversary of Green's disappearance, Broome reopens the case. His investigations stir old wounds and threaten to expose the truth, as a couple of psychopaths pursue their own agenda.

Production

Netflix ordered an eight-episode series in October 2020, with Danny Brocklehurst serving as head writer and Daniel O'Hara as lead director. The principal cast featured Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage, and Sarah Parish. In February 2021, additional performers were announced, including Eddie Izzard, Andi Osho, Daniel Francis, Jo Joyner, Bethany Antonia, and Rachel Andrews. Production began on 18 February 2021 and concluded on 30 July 2021, with locations in Brinscall, Lancashire, and areas around Manchester, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackpool, Formby, Morecambe, and North West England. Jaume Plensa’s sculpture Dream appeared prominently. David Buckley and Luke Richards composed the score.