Lazarus (British TV series)

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Lazarus
Harlan Coben's Lazarus (2025) poster.jpg
Genre
Created by Harlan Coben
Danny Brocklehurst
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMatt Strevens
Production companies
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)

Lazarus is a horror-thriller television miniseries for Amazon Prime Video created by Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, and starring Bill Nighy, Alexandra Roach and Sam Claflin. It premiered on 22 October 2025.

Contents

Synopsis

A forensic psychologist (Claflin) investigates cold case murders after returning to his family home following the death of his father (Nighy). [2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1101 Wayne Che Yip Harlan Coben & Danny Brocklehurst 22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)
2102Wayne Che YipDanny Brocklehurst22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)
3103Nicole VolavkaTom Farrelly22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)
4104Nicole VolavkaMegan Gallagher22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)
5105Daniel O'Hara Mick Ford 22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)
6106Daniel O'HaraDanny Brocklehurst22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)

Production

It was reported in February 2024 that Amazon MGM Studios would produce the series in association with Harlan Coben's Final Twist Productions. Coben and Danny Brocklehurst are writers and executive producers on the series. Sam Claflin who also starred, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee executive produced via Quay Street Productions. Wayne Che Yip executive produced the series and directed on the first two episodes. Matt Strevens served as series producer for Quay Street Productions. [3]

Bill Nighy and Alexandra Roach were reported to be cast alongside Sam Claflin in February 2024. [4] In June 2024, Roisin Gallagher, David Fynn, Karla Crome, Kate Ashfield and Curtis Tennant were added to the cast. [5]

Filming got underway in Manchester in February 2024. [6] Filming also took place in Morecambe. [7]

Release

Lazarus premiered on 22 October 2025, with all six episodes. [8]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 42% approval rating based on 19 critic reviews. [9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 53 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average". [10]

References

  1. ↑ Wallace, Megan (10 August 2025). ""Harlan Coben's best yet": Lazarus is the "gripping psychological horror" series full of eerie twists". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Porter, Rick (7 February 2024). "Harlan Coben, 'Fool Me Once' Showrunner Reteam for Amazon Drama". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Otterson, Joe (7 February 2024). "Amazon Orders Limited Series From 'Fool Me Once' Team; Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Alexandra Roach to Star (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ↑ London, Rob (7 February 2024). "Harlan Coben Is Writing Another Series for Prime Video". Collider . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Goldbart, Max (27 June 2024). "'The Lovers' Star Roisin Gallagher Among Cast Added To Harlan Coben Amazon Series 'Lazarus'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Seddon, Dan (16 February 2024). "Harlan Coben's new show gets first look at cast filming". Digital Spy . Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Blade, Michelle (2 May 2024). "Parts of Morecambe fenced off as filming for new Amazon Prime crime thriller series takes place". Lancaster Guardian . Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (27 August 2025). "First Look at 'Harlan Coben's Lazarus' Sees Sam Claflin Probe Father's Mysterious Death". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Lazarus: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lazarus: Season 1". Metacritic . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
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