Stay Close Explained

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Director:Daniel O'Hara
Based On:Stay Close by Harlan Coben
Company:Red Production Company
Num Episodes:8
Country:United Kingdom
Network:Netflix
Producer:Juliet Charlesworth
Cinematography:Giulio Biccari
Language:English

Stay Close is a British mystery drama television miniseries based on the 2012 Harlan Coben novel of the same title, produced by Red Production Company for Netflix.[1] The eight-episode series was released on 31 December 2021.[2]

Plot

Megan Pierce is a suburban mum living in the fictional suburb of Livingstone, hiding a murky past. She has found her soulmate in Dave, and they have three great children. Ray Levine was once a talented documentary photographer. Losing the woman he loved changed him. Now he is in a dead-end job, playing a paparazzo-for-hire, pandering to rich kid pseudo-celebrities. Michael Broome is a detective still haunted by a cold case from years ago, when local husband and father Stewart Green disappeared without any trace. Green's wife still waits for Stewart to return.

When another man goes missing on the anniversary of Stewart's disappearance, Broome takes the case in the hope of exorcising his demons. Lives are in danger of being ruined, and relationships splintered, as Broome's investigations open old wounds, stir up memories, and threaten to expose the truth. Weaving their way through the spaces of what binds these three lives together are a couple of colourful psychopaths, intent on completing their own agenda.

Cast

Background

In August 2018, American writer Harlan Coben signed a five-year deal with Netflix. Under the deal, Coben would have 14 of his novels adapted as Netflix series, with him serving as producer on all of them.[3] Stay Close follows other Coben-created Netflix originals Safe (2018), The Stranger, The Woods (both 2020), The Innocent, and Gone for Good (both 2021).[4]

Production

Development

The series, comprising eight episodes, was announced by Netflix in October 2020. At the time, Danny Brocklehurst was announced as head writer for the series with Daniel O'Hara as lead Director.[5]

Casting

The main cast were revealed to be Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage and Sarah Parish.[6] [7] In February 2021, Netflix announced that several new people would be joining the cast, including Eddie Izzard, Andi Osho, Daniel Francis, Jo Joyner, Bethany Antonia and Rachel Andrews.[8]

Filming

Filming of Stay Close began on 18 February 2021 and wrapped on 30 July 2021.[9] [10] The series was filmed in Brinscall, Lancashire, and around Manchester, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackpool, Formby, Morecambe and North West England including Runcorn's Silver Jubilee Bridge. Jaume Plensa‘s sculpture Dream was featured heavily.

Music

The score was composed by David Buckley and Luke Richards.[11]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10, based on 13 critic reviews.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 51 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fletcher. Alex. 4 February 2021. If you liked Harlan Coben's The Stranger, you will love Stay Close. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228150357/https://www.bt.com/tv/drama/stay-close-netflix-harlan-coben-cast-start-date-plot. 28 February 2021. 28 February 2021. BT TV.
  2. Web site: Shenton . Zoe . Stay Close on Netflix: Cast, release date and everything you need to know . . 1 December 2021 . 12 October 2021 . 1 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201063957/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a34516176/stay-close-netflix-harlan-coben-release-date/ . live .
  3. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. 27 August 2018. Harlan Coben Inks Overall Deal With Netflix For TV Series & Movie Adaptations Of His Books. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528071658/https://deadline.com/2018/08/harlan-coben-overall-deal-with-netflix-tv-series-movie-adaptations-books-1202452628/. 28 May 2020. 28 February 2021. Deadline.
  4. Web site: Wood. Tom. New Harlan Coben Adaptation The Innocent Will Hit Netflix On 30 April. live. 6 March 2021. 2021-03-07. LADBible. 8 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308102251/https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tv-and-film-new-harlan-coben-adaptation-the-innocent-will-hit-netflix-on-april-30-20210306.
  5. Web site: 28 October 2020. NEW HARLAN COBEN DRAMA CONFIRMED FOR NETFLIX STARRING CUSH JUMBO, JAMES NESBITT AND RICHARD ARMITAGE. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202152017/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/new-harlan-coben-drama-confirmed-for-netflix. 2 December 2020. 28 February 2021. About Netflix.
  6. Web site: Grater. Tom. 2020-10-28. Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt & Richard Armitage To Star In Harlan Coben Adaptation 'Stay Close' For Netflix & 'The Stranger' Producer Red. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101025035/https://deadline.com/2020/10/cush-jumbo-james-nesbitt-richard-armitage-harlan-coben-stay-close-netflix-red-1234604720/. 2020-11-01. 2021-02-28. Deadline.
  7. 1321580050232258560. NetflixUK. Fans of The Stranger and Safe, rejoice! The next Netflix show based on @HarlanCoben's books will be STAY CLOSE – starring Cush Jumbo, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish.. Netflix UK & Ireland. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029175651/https://twitter.com/NetflixUK/status/1321580050232258560. 29 October 2020. 28 October 2020. 28 February 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Ramachandran. Naman. 2021-02-03. Eddie Izzard, Jo Joyner, Andi Osho Join Cast of Harlan Coben Netflix Drama 'Stay Close' (EXCLUSIVE). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203090133/https://variety.com/2021/streaming/global/eddie-izzard-andi-osho-harlan-coben-netflix-stay-close-1234899116/. 2021-02-03. 2021-02-28. Variety.
  9. 1362465269214449665. REDProductionCo. We started filming on @HarlanCoben's #StayClose today and we couldn't be more excited. RED Production Co.. 18 February 2021. Red Production Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228150128/https://twitter.com/REDProductionCo/status/1362465269214449665. 28 February 2021. 28 February 2021. live.
  10. Web site: 2021-02-18. Issue 1234 – Thursday, February 18, 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228150224/https://www.productionweekly.com/production-weekly-issue-1234-thursday-february-18-2021-179-listings-40-pages/. 28 February 2021. 28 February 2021. Production Weekly.
  11. Web site: Trailer released for 'Stay Close' scored by David Buckley and Luke Richards. Cool Music Ltd.. 6 December 2021. 31 December 2021.
  12. stay_close. Stay Close. tv. 1. 30 January 2022.
  13. stay-close. Stay Close. tv. 1. 7 January 2022.

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