Fool Me Once’s ending employed the concept of self-sacrifice to reinforce the idea that some grand evils are insurmountable without the willingness to go down swinging. That was the fate of the miniseries’ protagonist. Upon avenging her sister’s death and stumbling on the secrets of her inlaws, Michelle Keegan’s Maya Stern realizes she has engaged an unbeatable force of wickedness. Paying the ultimate price becomes necessary for the widowed mother who willingly offered her life on the altar of justice, exposing the Burkett family for the greater good. The Netflix series based on Harlan Coben’s 2016 novel of the same...
- 1/31/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
This post contains spoilers for Netflix's "Fool Me Once."
Every Harlan Coben novel ends with a trademark twist. The shocking nature of these revelations usually re-contextualizes our understanding of established character motivations and leads to breakthroughs in unsolvable cases. Coben's "Fool Me Once," adapted by Netflix into an eight-episode series, employs a similar trope by introducing a twist that questions our allegiance to the central protagonist. The problem, however, is that these subversions are not backed by narrative logic and quickly fall apart once probed on a superficial level.
"Fool Me Once" is a murder mystery/thriller that opens with the death of Joe Burkett (Richard Armitage), who seems to have been shot during a street robbery gone wrong. His wife, ex-military pilot Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan), is grieving both the death of her husband and her sister, Claire (Natalie Anderson), who died over the span of a few months.
Every Harlan Coben novel ends with a trademark twist. The shocking nature of these revelations usually re-contextualizes our understanding of established character motivations and leads to breakthroughs in unsolvable cases. Coben's "Fool Me Once," adapted by Netflix into an eight-episode series, employs a similar trope by introducing a twist that questions our allegiance to the central protagonist. The problem, however, is that these subversions are not backed by narrative logic and quickly fall apart once probed on a superficial level.
"Fool Me Once" is a murder mystery/thriller that opens with the death of Joe Burkett (Richard Armitage), who seems to have been shot during a street robbery gone wrong. His wife, ex-military pilot Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan), is grieving both the death of her husband and her sister, Claire (Natalie Anderson), who died over the span of a few months.
- 1/26/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Fool Me Once Review ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
Fool Me Once Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Emmett Scanlan
Director: David Moore
Streaming On: Netflix
Runtime: 35–55 minutes (each episode)
Fool Me Once Review ( Photo Credit – Netflix / YouTube ) Fool Me Once Review: What’s It About
In the heart of Netflix’s latest mystery, Fool Me Once, Maya Stern, portrayed by Michelle Keegan, grapples with the tragic loss of her husband and sister. The narrative unfolds as Maya confronts strained relationships, a challenging mother-in-law, a suspicious sister’s husband, and Detective Sami Kierce. The unravelling plot weaves through Maya’s military past, a controversial whistle-blower, and a shocking discovery on a nanny cam, sparking a descent into paranoia. The story takes unexpected turns, connecting recent deaths and hidden pasts.
Fool Me Once Review: Script Analysis
Crafted by Daniel Brocklehurst from Harlan Coben’s acclaimed 2016 novel, “Fool Me Once...
Fool Me Once Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Emmett Scanlan
Director: David Moore
Streaming On: Netflix
Runtime: 35–55 minutes (each episode)
Fool Me Once Review ( Photo Credit – Netflix / YouTube ) Fool Me Once Review: What’s It About
In the heart of Netflix’s latest mystery, Fool Me Once, Maya Stern, portrayed by Michelle Keegan, grapples with the tragic loss of her husband and sister. The narrative unfolds as Maya confronts strained relationships, a challenging mother-in-law, a suspicious sister’s husband, and Detective Sami Kierce. The unravelling plot weaves through Maya’s military past, a controversial whistle-blower, and a shocking discovery on a nanny cam, sparking a descent into paranoia. The story takes unexpected turns, connecting recent deaths and hidden pasts.
Fool Me Once Review: Script Analysis
Crafted by Daniel Brocklehurst from Harlan Coben’s acclaimed 2016 novel, “Fool Me Once...
- 1/25/2024
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
In Harlan Coben’s thriller Fool Me Once, ex-military pilot and single mom Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) will do anything and everything to get to the bottom of her husband’s and sister’s murders. And with the powerful Burkett family’s history of silencing dissenters, she doesn’t have much time left. The series is jam-packed with twists and turns — just about anyone could be the killer. Is Maya’s army buddy Shane (Emmett J. Scanlan) the culprit? What about whistleblower Corey (Laurie Kynaston)? Hey, maybe it’s that random guy named Rambo (Connor Porter) who was there when Joe died. Read on to find out the answers to your burning questions about the series.
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Who’s in the cast of Fool Me Once?
To find out more about the cast and characters, check out this guide.
Who is Tommy Dark?
Tommy Dark runs a security firm. He’s...
- 1/22/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
Exclusive: Netflix has greenlit another two adaptations of Harlan Coben novels after Fool Me Once became a global hit for the streaming service, Deadline can reveal.
Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the screen as limited series over the coming years, with the former going into production in spring 2024.
Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, will produce both adaptations after overseeing Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, will write Missing You. Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst will pen Run Away.
The dramas will be the ninth and tenth Coben adaptations produced under Netflix’s fruitful partnership with the author, who has sold more than 80M books worldwide.
Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan...
Netflix will bring Missing You and Run Away to the screen as limited series over the coming years, with the former going into production in spring 2024.
Quay Street Productions, the ITV Studios-backed production outfit founded by Nicola Shindler, will produce both adaptations after overseeing Fool Me Once. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company Final Twist Productions.
Victoria Asare-Archer, who wrote two episodes of Coben’s Stay Close for Netflix in 2021, will write Missing You. Fool Me Once writer Danny Brocklehurst will pen Run Away.
The dramas will be the ninth and tenth Coben adaptations produced under Netflix’s fruitful partnership with the author, who has sold more than 80M books worldwide.
Missing You tells the story of detective Kat Donovan...
- 1/22/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: contains finale spoilers for Netflix’s Fool Me Once
In the 25-years-later epilogue of Netflix thriller Fool Me Once, police detective Sami Kierce brings flowers to a new mother in hospital. She’s Lily, the grown-up daughter of Captain Maya Stern, and has just given birth to her first child – a baby girl she names Maya in memory of her dead mother. Kierce was the officer who investigated the murder of Lily’s father Joe, and his and Maya’s lives became entwined in the days leading up to her death all those years ago.
In the TV show, it feels natural for Sami, played by Adeel Akhtar, to be at the hospital. His history with Maya and how they worked together to bring down the Burkett family make it realistic for him to have stuck around in Lily’s life. If, however, his book character counterpart Det. Roger...
In the 25-years-later epilogue of Netflix thriller Fool Me Once, police detective Sami Kierce brings flowers to a new mother in hospital. She’s Lily, the grown-up daughter of Captain Maya Stern, and has just given birth to her first child – a baby girl she names Maya in memory of her dead mother. Kierce was the officer who investigated the murder of Lily’s father Joe, and his and Maya’s lives became entwined in the days leading up to her death all those years ago.
In the TV show, it feels natural for Sami, played by Adeel Akhtar, to be at the hospital. His history with Maya and how they worked together to bring down the Burkett family make it realistic for him to have stuck around in Lily’s life. If, however, his book character counterpart Det. Roger...
- 1/17/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
As fans are experiencing Fool Me Once's shocking twist ending for the first time, star Michelle Keegan broke down her thoughts on the mind-blowing conclusion.
The hit Netflix series adapted from Harlan Coben's 2016 novel of the same name, centered on Keegan's Maya Stern, a widow whose husband mysteriously reappears on a nanny cam after his death.
While that plot point is eye-popping in and of itself, the shocking twists and turns did not stop there, with the series' ending causing plenty of speculation online.
Read full article on The Direct.
The hit Netflix series adapted from Harlan Coben's 2016 novel of the same name, centered on Keegan's Maya Stern, a widow whose husband mysteriously reappears on a nanny cam after his death.
While that plot point is eye-popping in and of itself, the shocking twists and turns did not stop there, with the series' ending causing plenty of speculation online.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 1/17/2024
- by Klein Felt
- The Direct
The author and creator of Fool Me Once addressed one of the biggest changes between the book and the trending Netflix series.
Based on author Harlen Coben's 2016 book, the streaming giant's British thriller stars Michelle Keegan as Maya Stern, a widow who spots her supposedly dead husband on a nanny cam inside her home.
But despite Coben's involvement with the Fool Me Once series, the show is set in the United Kingdom while the author's book takes place in his home state of New Jersey.
Read full article on The Direct.
Based on author Harlen Coben's 2016 book, the streaming giant's British thriller stars Michelle Keegan as Maya Stern, a widow who spots her supposedly dead husband on a nanny cam inside her home.
But despite Coben's involvement with the Fool Me Once series, the show is set in the United Kingdom while the author's book takes place in his home state of New Jersey.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 1/9/2024
- by Savannah Sanders
- The Direct
The ending of Fool Me Once featured a huge conspiratorial twist revolving around a nanny cam.
Inspired by Harlan Coben's 2016 novel, Fool Me Once is Netflix's latest mystery-thriller starring Michelle Keegan's Maya Stern as she investigates how her murdered husband, played by Richard Armitage, reappeared after his funeral.
The answer is just one of the eight-episode series' dramatic revelations and integral to untangling this family conspiracy.
Read full article on The Direct.
Inspired by Harlan Coben's 2016 novel, Fool Me Once is Netflix's latest mystery-thriller starring Michelle Keegan's Maya Stern as she investigates how her murdered husband, played by Richard Armitage, reappeared after his funeral.
The answer is just one of the eight-episode series' dramatic revelations and integral to untangling this family conspiracy.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 1/8/2024
- by Savannah Sanders
- The Direct
A certain scene from Fool Me Once proved to be particularly terrifying for actress Michelle Keegan.
Netflix's eight-episode British mystery thriller follows Michelle Keegan's Maya Stern as she investigates the death of her husband and his shocking reappearance, all while her niece and nephew look for answers to their mother's murder.
The dramatic series ends with several surprising twists and final reveals. However, the experience of Fool Me Once wasn't just thrilling for the audience but for the series star herself.
Read full article on The Direct.
Netflix's eight-episode British mystery thriller follows Michelle Keegan's Maya Stern as she investigates the death of her husband and his shocking reappearance, all while her niece and nephew look for answers to their mother's murder.
The dramatic series ends with several surprising twists and final reveals. However, the experience of Fool Me Once wasn't just thrilling for the audience but for the series star herself.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 1/7/2024
- by Savannah Sanders
- The Direct
Los Angeles, Jan 6 (Ians) Actress Michelle Keegan has shared her ’embarrassment’ while filming her new streaming thriller ‘Fool Me Once’ with Dame Joanna Lumley.
The former ‘Coronation Street’ star, 36, opened up about the experience on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, reports Mirror.co.uk.
In the series, Michelle plays Maya Stern, an ex-army captain who tries to solve the mystery of seeing her murdered husband, Joe (Richard Armitage) on a secret nanny cam, while Joanna portrays her mother-in-law Judith Burkett.
Speaking about working with BAFTA-winning star Joanna, she said: “It was so much fun, and we laughed the whole way through.” However, there was one downside, as Michelle admitted: “There were a lot of F-bombs dropped in the show, but I just couldn’t bring myself to swear at her in rehearsal. I was just so embarrassed to say the word”.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the series has soared to...
The former ‘Coronation Street’ star, 36, opened up about the experience on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, reports Mirror.co.uk.
In the series, Michelle plays Maya Stern, an ex-army captain who tries to solve the mystery of seeing her murdered husband, Joe (Richard Armitage) on a secret nanny cam, while Joanna portrays her mother-in-law Judith Burkett.
Speaking about working with BAFTA-winning star Joanna, she said: “It was so much fun, and we laughed the whole way through.” However, there was one downside, as Michelle admitted: “There were a lot of F-bombs dropped in the show, but I just couldn’t bring myself to swear at her in rehearsal. I was just so embarrassed to say the word”.
As per Mirror.co.uk, the series has soared to...
- 1/6/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Fool Me Once, a Netflix thriller, features complicated and intriguing characters. While some of them are compassionate human beings, others are inhuman and vile. One of the major antagonists of the show is the head of the Burkett family, Judith Burkett, who is the mother of Joe Burkett and mother-in-law of Maya Stern. This series is all about Maya Stern’s fight against Judith Burkett, who believed that she would win the battle with the power of wealth, but her recklessness and ego eventually led to her downfall. Let’s discuss Judith Burkett’s character in detail to learn more about her personality and the crimes she has committed.
Spoilers Ahead
What Did Judith Burkett Do?
Judith Burkett was the head of the Burkett family as well as the Burkett Global Enterprise, the entire business empire of the Burketts. She was a greedy, selfish, and megalomaniac woman who loved her...
Spoilers Ahead
What Did Judith Burkett Do?
Judith Burkett was the head of the Burkett family as well as the Burkett Global Enterprise, the entire business empire of the Burketts. She was a greedy, selfish, and megalomaniac woman who loved her...
- 1/3/2024
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Fool Me Once, a Netflix thriller series based on Harlan Coben’s novel, has some interesting characters to talk about. One of them is Claire Walker, sister of Maya Stern, the lead protagonist of the show. Just like Joe Burkett, we don’t get to see much of Claire throughout the series, but she played an important role in shaping the storyline. Claire Walker was tragically killed in a robbery only months before Joe Burkett’s death. Both of these murders caused a stir in the media, prompting Maya to look into the matter of why these tragic deaths took place in her family. Let’s discuss Claire Walker to find out what happened to her.
Spoilers Ahead
What Was Claire Walker Up To?
Claire Walker was a pharmaceutical scientist who was skeptical of the pharmaceutical scam committed by the Burkett family that claimed so many lives across the globe.
Spoilers Ahead
What Was Claire Walker Up To?
Claire Walker was a pharmaceutical scientist who was skeptical of the pharmaceutical scam committed by the Burkett family that claimed so many lives across the globe.
- 1/3/2024
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Based on Harlan Coben’s fictional novel of the same name, Fool Me Once is a Netflix suspense thriller that deals with two puzzling murder cases that are interconnected. The eight-part limited series centers around a widow, Maya Stern, who has witnessed her husband’s murder in front of her eyes. However, confusion arises after the tragic loss when her husband mysteriously appears on her nanny cam. It takes a toll on Maya’s psyche when she finds out that the people she should call her family aren’t actually her well-wishers. Let’s take a dive into the story to find out if Maya’s husband is dead or alive.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Series?
Fool Me Once opened with Joe Burkett’s funeral, where his widow, Maya Stern, grieved her husband’s loss. She was a military pilot who trained rookie pilots after losing her job in the military.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Series?
Fool Me Once opened with Joe Burkett’s funeral, where his widow, Maya Stern, grieved her husband’s loss. She was a military pilot who trained rookie pilots after losing her job in the military.
- 1/2/2024
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Adapted from Harlan Coben’s best-selling novel, Fool Me Once is a Netflix limited series following Maya Stern, who was married to a psychopathic killer, Joe Burkett. Although Joe Burkett remained physically absent in the series, he became the most important character and a major antagonist of the show. Joe Burkett, the eldest son of the Burkett family, thought, being a rich and powerful man, he could do anything he wanted and get away with it, but eventually, Maya put an end to his evil existence once and for all. Let’s discuss Joe Burkett’s character in detail to know more about him.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Joe Kill Theo Mora And Andrew Burkett?
Born into the rich household of the Burketts, Joe Burkett grew up to become greedy, selfish, and inhuman, just like his mother. Since childhood, Joe had a competitive personality, owing to which he didn’t...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Joe Kill Theo Mora And Andrew Burkett?
Born into the rich household of the Burketts, Joe Burkett grew up to become greedy, selfish, and inhuman, just like his mother. Since childhood, Joe had a competitive personality, owing to which he didn’t...
- 1/2/2024
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Warning: contains major finale spoilers for Netflix’s Fool Me Once finale.
Adeel Akhtar walked away with that one, didn’t he? As traumatised detective Sami Kierce, Akhtar pulled a what’s known in technical speak as an absolute bloody blinder, lending pathos and depth to a character who, in other hands, could easily have been just another cookie cutter crime mystery cliché.
Fool Me Once is another solid entry in the Harlan Coben Netflix canon, striking that perfect hangover-tv tone of keeping the pace moving at a lick and dishing out revelations and twists at exactly the right interval, without giving you too much trouble under the surface. It was big, heightened, at times extremely unlikely, but always watchable, and concluded its minor class war theme with a victory (if a Pyrrhic one for Maya) against the one percenters, which is just what audiences want to see.
If any...
Adeel Akhtar walked away with that one, didn’t he? As traumatised detective Sami Kierce, Akhtar pulled a what’s known in technical speak as an absolute bloody blinder, lending pathos and depth to a character who, in other hands, could easily have been just another cookie cutter crime mystery cliché.
Fool Me Once is another solid entry in the Harlan Coben Netflix canon, striking that perfect hangover-tv tone of keeping the pace moving at a lick and dishing out revelations and twists at exactly the right interval, without giving you too much trouble under the surface. It was big, heightened, at times extremely unlikely, but always watchable, and concluded its minor class war theme with a victory (if a Pyrrhic one for Maya) against the one percenters, which is just what audiences want to see.
If any...
- 1/1/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
It’s here, the newest Netflix thriller adapted from one of Harlan Coben’s ludicrously twist-packed, secret-filled crime mystery novels. This one comes adapted by Danny Brocklehurst with the same UK team that made The Five, Safe, The Stranger and Stay Close, and once again stars Richard Armitage in a central role.
Fool Me Once is the story of military helicopter pilot Maya Stern, a captain who loses her career in a scandal and suffers two bereavements in short succession. It’s fast-paced, kind of ridiculous viewing that takes you down an extremely twisty path before tying everything up in a big not-exactly-watertight-but-it’ll-do-fine knot – which makes it pretty perfect viewing for a brain-fogged New Year’s Day after all of December’s indulgences.
Find out more about the cast of this one below, and happy binge-watching!
Michelle Keegan as Captain Maya Stern
Brassic, Our Girl and former Coronation Street...
Fool Me Once is the story of military helicopter pilot Maya Stern, a captain who loses her career in a scandal and suffers two bereavements in short succession. It’s fast-paced, kind of ridiculous viewing that takes you down an extremely twisty path before tying everything up in a big not-exactly-watertight-but-it’ll-do-fine knot – which makes it pretty perfect viewing for a brain-fogged New Year’s Day after all of December’s indulgences.
Find out more about the cast of this one below, and happy binge-watching!
Michelle Keegan as Captain Maya Stern
Brassic, Our Girl and former Coronation Street...
- 1/1/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
To celebrate the release of Fool Me Once, the new Netflix adaptation of Harlan Coben, we sat down with two of the show’s leads to find out more about this new thrilling binge-watch.
Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). 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…
Chatting to Michelle Keegan and the great Joanna Lumley, we talk about the lure of Coben’s works, the new culture of binge-watxhing and what they have been watching too, the changing nature of female roles in television, the whodunnit surprises of the show and, of course, the fab Absolutely Fabulous and its continued legacy.
Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). 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…
Chatting to Michelle Keegan and the great Joanna Lumley, we talk about the lure of Coben’s works, the new culture of binge-watxhing and what they have been watching too, the changing nature of female roles in television, the whodunnit surprises of the show and, of course, the fab Absolutely Fabulous and its continued legacy.
- 12/26/2023
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix has debuted a set of first-look images from their upcoming Harlan Coben series featuring Michelle Keegan, ‘Fool Me Once.’
The eight-episode series follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny cam to watch 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 (Adeel Akhtar) 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. Joanna Lumley is Judith Burkett,...
The eight-episode series follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny cam to watch 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 (Adeel Akhtar) 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. Joanna Lumley is Judith Burkett,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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