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The sun never sets on Harlan Coben’s empire
Harlan Coben’s Netflix adaptations have attracted large global audiences, with *I Will Find You* reaching 24 million views in its first four days and later passing 120 million. The figures underline the scale of Coben’s partnership with Netflix, which has been renewed twice since it began in 2018.
Netflix says Coben’s adaptations have appeared in its weekly global Top 10 41 times and reached the Top 10 in 93 countries, accumulating more than 450 million views since 2023. *Fool Me Once* drew 107.5 million views in its first six months, while *Run Away* added 50 million; Netflix extended Coben’s deal again in May.
In short
- *I Will Find You* passed 120 million views.
- Coben’s shows reached Netflix’s Top 10 in 93 countries.
- Netflix renewed its deal with Coben again in May.
Explained simply
Harlan Coben is an American crime novelist whose books often centre on disappearances, family secrets and unexpected twists. Netflix has adapted several of his stories into television dramas, including Fool Me Once and Run Away.
Coben’s partnership with Netflix began in 2018 and has been renewed twice. The company releases these dramas to viewers around the world, and its reported viewing figures show how widely they have reached.
The partnership matters because it connects a prolific novelist with a global streaming service, bringing his stories to audiences far beyond the book market. Netflix’s figures also offer a measure of the scale of its investment in his adaptations.