THE WOODS: MICHELLE KEEGAN TO LEAD CAST OF NEW HARLAN COBEN DRAMA ON NETFLIX

Netflix have announced new series The Woods, based on the novel by Harlan Coben. Tom Bateman (The Love Hypothesis, Hedda) plays Paul ‘Cope’ Copeland with Michelle Keegan starring as Lucy Silverfield.

The series will star Tom Bateman, Michelle Keegan, Mandeep Dhillon, Pearce Quigley, Rade Sherbedgia, James Buckley, Shannon Watson, Pamela Nomvete, Kerry Howard, Roger Barclay, Simon Lowe, Mila Moring, Dean Fagan, Tom Allen, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Charlotte Beaumont, Christopher Harper, Tre Jordan Holmes, Nicola Stephenson, Harry Goodson-Bevan, Joe Dolan, Thea Achillea, Flynn Allen, Hannah McIver and more

Twenty years ago, Paul ‘Cope’ Copeland’s sister Camille vanished from a summer camp in the woods, a loss that tore his family apart. Now a top barrister and devoted single father to ten-year-old daughter Cami, Cope appears to have rebuilt his life. But when the body of a man turns up - twenty years after he was supposedly murdered alongside Camille - Cope becomes convinced his sister may have made it out of the woods alive too.

Determined to uncover the truth, Cope reunites with his first love, Lucy Silverfield, and together they begin a search for answers, unearthing years of lies, cover-ups, and family secrets that threaten to destroy everything he has built.

Harlan Coben said: "The Woods is a haunting and very personal story. It has everything you expect from us -- twisty, turning, gasp-inducing -- but at the core is a story of old love and yearning.  Working with a cast led by Tom Bateman, Michelle Keegan, Mandeep Dhillon, Pearce Quigley, James Buckley, Tom Allen - it's an embarrassment of riches."

Danny Brocklehurst said: “It's a great pleasure to be working with Netflix on another twisty emotional thriller. And what a cast we have gathered. Reuniting with Michelle Keegan is a dream and to be working with huge talent like Tom Bateman, Pearce Quigley, Kerry Howard and James Buckley is a joy. We are very fortunate”.

Executive Producers for Quay Street Productions, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee said: “We’re incredibly excited to have begun production on the adaptation of this thrilling Harlan Coben book, brought to life by the ever-brilliant Danny Brocklehurst and an extraordinary group of talented actors”

More details will be announced in due course.