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Updated · The A.V. Club · Jun 18
Netflix’s 8-Episode 'I Will Find You' Squanders Harlan Coben’s 13th Adaptation
Updated
Updated · The A.V. Club · Jun 18

Netflix’s 8-Episode 'I Will Find You' Squanders Harlan Coben’s 13th Adaptation

3 articles · Updated · The A.V. Club · Jun 18

Summary

  • Netflix’s new eight-episode thriller “I Will Find You” is reviewed as a contrived, often ridiculous series that wastes a cast led by Sam Worthington, Britt Lower and Milo Ventimiglia.
  • The critique says the show fits Netflix’s “second-screen” formula: repeated plot points, blunt exposition and twists so simplistic they seem built for distracted binge-watching.
  • David Burroughs’ story drives the series — a father jailed for five years over his 3-year-old son’s murder who escapes after learning the boy may still be alive.
  • That setup, adapted from Harlan Coben’s novel, is undercut by convenient plotting, thin characters and flat performances, reinforcing complaints that some Netflix thrillers favor volume over depth.

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