Netflix's adaptation of Harlan Coben's 'Missing You' diverges from the source material in several key ways, including a change of location and alterations to certain characters.
Netflix 's Missing You makes some big changes to Harlan Coben 's best-selling 2014 novel, from its portrayal of certain characters to the story's ending. The cast of Missing You is led by Slow Horses star Rosalind Eleazar , whose character, Detective Inspector Kat Donovan , is investigating her father's murder when she gets embroiled in a missing persons case. The more Kat works towards finding out who killed her father, the more life-altering secrets she uncovers.
Coben has written over 30 books, with 12 of them being made into films and TV shows. The best-selling author has a deal with Netflix to have several of his novels adapted into TV shows. So far, Fool Me Once, Stay Close, and the latest Netflix limited miniseries, Missing You, have made it to the streaming platform’s library. While the TV adaptation of Coben's book has several similarities with its source material, there are still some notable differences between the novel and the show. 8 Netflix's Missing You Changes The Location Of The Story The Show Is Set In England Instead Of New York Like several past adaptations of Coben's books, Missing You is set in a different location than what is described in the book. While the novel is set in New York, the series takes place in Manchester City, England, as well as other locations in the country, like Glossop. Although O’Malley's, a bar that used to be a popular drinking place for police officers in the book, is an important part of the story, the Netflix adaptation doesn't have a place like that. Similar to the novel, the five-episode series’ setting plays a crucial role in the story and characters’ lives. Despite the series having a different setting, it has the same atmosphere as the novel. For instance, in Coben’s book, Kat is a police officer in New York who attends yoga classes in Central Park. While New York and Manchester are not the same place, they are both big and busy cities
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