Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Fool Me Once follows Maya Stern who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe. But when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognises in her house. Her husband, who she thought was dead.

Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce leads the homicide investigation into Joe's death while grappling with secrets of his own. Meanwhile, Maya's niece and nephew, Abby and Daniel, are trying to find the truth about their mother's murder, several months earlier. Are the two cases connected? Fool Me Once follows these characters on a thrilling hunt for the truth that will reveal shocking secrets and change their lives forever.

Series details

• Title: Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2024-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 48 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 67105
• IMDb ID: tt5611024
• TVDB ID: 431352

Cast and credited roles

• Michelle Keegan — Maya Stern
• Adeel Akhtar — DS Sami Kierce
• Richard Armitage — Joe Burkett
• Joanna Lumley — Judith Burkett

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-01-01; final listed air date 2024-01-01; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.