Netflix has sent viewers wild with its 'riveting' New Year's Day release starring award-winning actress Joanna Lumley.
The eight-part drama series, which also stars Michelle Keegan and Adeel Akhtar, is the latest in Netflix's successful series of adaptations of works by American mystery thriller writer Harlan Coben.
Fool Me Once was released on New Year's Day after teasing subscribers of the streaming giant with the prospect of an 'epic' series in December 2023.
The synopsis reads: “When ex-soldier Maya spots her murdered husband on a secret nanny camera, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that reaches deep into the past.”
One impressed viewer said: 'A riveting adaptation of one of my favorite @HarlanCoben books.'
Joanna Lumley stars in Netflix's new eight-part series Fool Me Once, which has fans excited after its release on New Year's Day
Michelle Keegan (pictured) plays the apparent widow Maya Stern in the series, but there are doubts whether her husband is actually dead
Fans of the streaming giant are 'hooked' on the 'compelling' drama inspired by Harlan Coben's book of the same name
Fool Me Once was released as a novel in 2016 and follows the likes of The Stranger and Stay Close to become the eighth member of Netflix's Harlan Coben Collection.
The author posted his New Year's wishes and plugged in the new series at the same time.
He said, 'Happy New Year. All 8 episodes of Fool Me Once are now streaming on @Netflix. I hope 2024 will be your best year yet.”
In the show, Michelle Keegan plays the apparent widow Maya Stern, but after receiving a hidden baby monitor, she sees her late husband Joe – played by Richard Armitage – on camera.
This revelation throws Maya into a world of conspiracy as she wonders what really happened to her partner and what role his family, and specifically his mother (Joanna Lumley as Judith Burkett), played in the saga.
Others tying the new series on release day posted on X: “This series is driving me crazy. I don't even know who to suspect anymore!
'I started watching Fool Me Once on Netflix. 20 minutes and I'm hooked…
“Oh my God, I'm watching the show. It's the best show. I watched [sic] a long time. Thanks Netflix. Great performance…
“Omg, the last episode broke me. But omg what a series. Excellent.'
A fan of the series wrote on X: 'I started watching Fool Me Once on Netflix. 20 minutes and I'm hooked'