{"id":2143421,"date":"2025-11-08T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143421"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:02:10","slug":"prime-video-users-are-obsessed-with-a-harlan-coben-series-led-by-a-hunger-games-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prime-video-users-are-obsessed-with-a-harlan-coben-series-led-by-a-hunger-games-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Video Users Are Obsessed With A Harlan Coben Series Led By A Hunger Games Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harlan Coben’s mystery novels elicit mixed responses, and this sentiment carries over to serialized television adaptations of his work<\/a>. Most of his stories tend to rely on dramatic red herrings and fake-outs, which doesn’t always work in favor of a well-crafted whodunnit. After all, blatant implausibility instantly breaks immersion, hindering you from enjoying the rollercoaster of emotions that a twisty story can make you feel. But sometimes, Coben manages to craft something genuinely complex and thrilling. Such is the case with the recently-released “Lazarus,” the Prime Video miniseries starring Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy, among others. In fact, “Lazarus” has managed to make such an indelible mark that it’s #1 in the streaming platform’s Top 10 TV Shows list in the U.S. at the time of writing (via Flixpatrol<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time a Coben series has made major waves weeks after release. 2024’s “Fool Me Once” had viewers hooked since its debut on Netflix<\/a>, even though critics deemed it too melodramatic for its own good. The case for “Lazarus” is a bit more nuanced, as its merits outweigh its flaws, but not enough to warrant a decent Rotten Tomatoes score (the series sports a measly 48% at the time of writing). We should also keep in mind that the series isn’t based on any existing source material, but an original screenplay penned by Coben and frequent collaborator Daniel Brocklehurst. Is this enough for “Lazarus” to be a departure from the ludicrous twists that most Coben mysteries embrace? No, not really, but compelling performances help boost its credibility by a long shot, with\u00a0Claflin’s natural charisma doing most of the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, let’s delve deeper into the dark, unsettling world of “Lazarus.”<\/p>\n

Read more: 15 Best Detective Shows Of All Time, Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n

Lazarus is a gripping mystery that overcomplicates things for no reason<\/h2>\n
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