ActorSam Worthingtonis about to enter another universe you know and love — but this time with fewer blue humanoids (well, as far as we know). The prolific television creator and novelist,Harlan Coben, has found his latest leading man in theAvataractor. And his next limited series adaptation sounds like a real emotional doozy, which is fitting. According toVariety, Worthington will play a character from Coben’s novel,I Will Find You, and it focuses on a heartbreaking, twisting tale of false imprisonment and a thrillingly harrowing family mystery.
It falls in line with Coben’s work — 12 of his 37 novels have been adapted for film and television, and frequently feature unresolved murders and/or events from the past coming back to haunt their protagonist. He is beloved for his dramatic twists and turns, and has been heavily involved in bringinghis novels to the small screenfor Netflix. The same can be said ofI Will Find You, which features a deadly surprise and an ongoing injustice.
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Curious to know more about the show and the character Worthington will be playing? Read on to find out more!
Harlan Coben’s ‘I Will Find You’ Features A Shocking Mystery And A Grieving Father
Worthington is set to play the grieving father, a man tortured by his inability to save his son from the death for which he was convicted. David Burroughs is described as “a father serving a life sentence for the murder of his own son— a crime he didn’t commit, yet a tragedy he punishes himself for every day.” Sounds about right for a Harlan Coben joint, eh?
According to the official synopsis, this is whatI Will Find Youis about the following:
An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive—and must break out of prison to find out the truth.
Coben’s gripping novels have been good business for Netflix.I Will Find Youis the latest in a long line of limited series to be produced by the streamer in conjunction with the author and the “creative partnership” the two are in. Prior to this series' greenlight in November 2024, the streamer releasedMissing Youon New Year’s Day 2025. Previously announced or completed projects includeCaught,Run Away,Fool Me Once, Stay Close, The Stranger, The Innocent, Gone for Good, Hold Tight, andThe Woods. According to Netflix, Coben doesn’t always write the series himself, either, working with a litany of other talented screenwriters from around the world to bring his novels to life — and across four languages to boot.
As for Worthington, his career includes more than just the epicAvatarfranchise. The actor recently starred inRelay, Horizon: An American Saga, The Killer, The Exorcism, Breathe, Lift, Simulant,andTransfusion— and that’s just in the past few years since the release ofAvatar: The Way of Water. His character, Jake Sully, is an integral part of James Cameron’s cinematic universe, and is set to next star inAvatar: Fire and Ashwhen it is released in December 2025.
