Netflix is about to drop its latest thriller, Fool Me Once, and it sounds delightfully absurd and utterly watchable.
Allow us to set the scene: a murdered husband mysteriously appears chilling in his old house on a secret nanny cam. Oh, and his uppity mother is played by none other than Joanna Lumley. That alone is enough to get us very, very excited. After all, it sounds absolutely fabulous — and also seriously spine-tingling.
This is not a drill, darling!
Here's everything we know about the crime show so far.
What is Fool Me Once about?
Fool Me Once is based on a book by the prolific crime novelist Harlan Coben — you may recognise him as the man behind other thrillers like The Stranger, Shelter, I Will Find You and Stay Close. Coben also wrote and produced the Netflix adaptation.
“I’m thrilled and honoured to once again be collaborating with my uber-talented partners Danny [Brocklehurst], Nicola [Shindler] and Richard [Fee, all executive producers]," said Coben in a statement. “Fool Me Once will be our fourth Netflix series together, and man, it never gets old!”
He added that this one "is a pulse-pounder — a shocking story of how secrets and deceit have the power to bring people together while simultaneously tearing them apart. I can’t wait to see how this dream cast brings these characters to life.”
A quick plot synopsis: a happy young woman's life falls apart when she witnesses her husband's murder. However, things take a mysterious turn when she sees her dead husband sitting with their child on her nanny cam. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce's secrets begin to come to light, while another murder in the family from a few years earlier also complicates things even further.
Secrets! Murder! Mystery! We love it already.
And more importantly can you stay there?
Who stars in Fool Me Once?
Michelle Keegan plays Maya, the grieving young widow — you may recognise her as Tina from Coronation Street or as Georgie from BBC's Our Girl.
Richard Armitage, who starred in The Stranger and The Hobbit franchise, stars as Joe, her dead (or maybe not?) husband.
Joanna Lumley leaves behind her comedic roots and flexes her dramatic muscles as Judith, Joe's mother.
Adeel Aktar (Four Lions, Enola Holmes, The Big Sick) plays the detective tasked with finding Joe's killer.
The cast also includes Dino Fetscher, Marcus Garvey, Jade Anouka and Hattie Morahan.
Is there a trailer for Fool Me Once?
Yes, but fair warning — after you watch this, you will be desperate to find out if Joanna Lumley's son is really dead. We told you, it's a good, old-fashioned crime thriller that is made to be binged!
When does Fool Me Once come out?
All eight episodes of Fool Me Once land on Netflix on January 1, 2024 making it perfect post-NYE hangover binge watching. Honestly, we can't think of a better way to start the year.
