I’m A Celebrity scene-stealer randomly stars in Netflix’s next Harlan Coben thriller-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

It’s going to be hard to topple the barnstorming success of last year’s Fool Me Once, but Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben thriller Missing You does boast a wild cast.

Lead by Slow Horses actor Rosalind Eleazar, 36, the six-parter out on New Year’s Day follows her mind-bending investigation sparked after her ex-fiancé, who ghosted her, resurfaces on a dating app.

Rosalind is joined by acting greats including Ashley Walters, who plays her ex-fiancé Josh, Steve Pemberton, frequent Harlan Coben collaborator Richard Armitage, Sir Lenny Henry and James Nesbitt.

And while there are more starry actors than you can shake a stick at, Missing You has also borrowed celebritites from other worlds, including ITV reality show I’m A Celebrity.

2024 campmate GK Barry has a previously unannounced role as Vanessa in Missing You, Metro, which has seen an advanced preview of Missing You, can reveal. But she’s not the only former jungle dweller to make an appearance in the thriller.

Former King of the Jungle and Busted singer Matt Willis also has a cameo role as Darryl in the much anticipated thriller.

GK Barry has an unexpected minor role in Missing You (Picturre: James Gourley/ITV/Shutterstock)

As does fellow I’m A Celebrity star Matt (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

It’s not the first time a Harlan Coben adaptation has had a surprising connection to another TV show.

In Fool Me Once, eagle-eye fans spotted that Judith’s (Dame Joanna Lumley) opulent home was also Tommy Shelby’s in Peaky Blinders.

‘Loving Fool Me Once on Netflix but aren’t they using Tommy Shelby’s house?’ Charlie Murphy posted on X after tuning in.

Soon after Netflix confirmed the theory.

Slow Horses star Rosalind leads the cast of Missing You (Picture: Netflix/ David Tarling)

She is joined by acting greats including Ashley (Picture: Vishal Sharma/Netflix)

If you can’t wait until New Year’s Day to get your next Harlan Coben fix – don’t worry, there are plenty you can already binge on Netflix.

The writer previously signed a deal with the streamer, meaning 14 of his novels will be developed into original series. Missing You is the ninth to be given the adaptation treatment.

If you’re a Coben newbie then we suggest making The Stranger your second watch.

This time fan-favourite Richard plays Adam who is told a secret by a, you guessed it – a stranger, and soon his wife goes missing. It’s addictively tense as lives begin to unravel and unexpected connections appear.

Missing You is the ninth Harlan Coben show on Netflix (Picture: Thomas Wood/Netflix)

Or try Safe, which follows widowed father of two, Tom (Michael C Hall) whose life gets turned upside down when his teenage daughter goes missing – and he discovers a lot he didn’t know about.

On top of those titles from Coben, there is also Gone for Good, The Innocent, Hold Tight, and The Woods.

But if you’re wanting something different, Critics have particularly singled out Netflix’s hidden gem Bad Day For the Cut which has a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score.

The film follows a mild-mannered farmer named Donal who finds his elderly mother murdered in what appears to be a home invasion.

When masked thugs then try to kill him in a botched staged suicide, he escapes with his life and embarks on a quest to avenge her.

Missing You is available to stream on Netflix from New Year’s Day.

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