Is Harlan Coben’s ‘Lazarus’ Based on a True Story?

Harlan Coben is venturing into the supernatural with his new Prime Video series, Lazarus, but despite the show’s paranormal elements, the story is still heavily inspired by the prolific author’s real life. Lazarus, which premieres on Prime Video on Wednesday (October 22), was created by Coben and Danny Brocklehurst and follows a forensic psychologist (Sam Claflin) who investigates cold case murders after returning to his family home following the death of his father (Bill Nighy). Speaking to Screen Time, Coben revealed how his own father’s death had a significant impact on the story. “I lost my father at a fairly young age, and I deal with this in a lot of stories,…