I Will Find You

I Will Find You is an American crime drama miniseries made for Netflix, adapted from the 2023 novel of the same name by Harlan Coben, who served as executive producer. The miniseries stars Sam Worthington, Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia, and Erin Richards. It premiered on June 18, 2026.

Overview§

I Will Find You (titled onscreen as Harlan Coben's I Will Find You) is an American crime drama miniseries made for Netflix, adapted from the 2023 novel of the same name by Harlan Coben, who served as executive producer. The miniseries stars Sam Worthington, Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia, and Erin Richards. It premiered on June 18, 2026.

Premise§

David Burroughs is wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his son, Matthew. Five years later, David receives information from his ex-wife's sister, Rachel, that Matthew may still be alive.

Main§

Sam Worthington as David Burroughs, a former law professor serving a life sentence after being framed for murdering his son Britt Lower as Rachel Mills, David's ex-sister-in-law and a former decorated reporter for The Boston Globe now lecturing at Quincy College Milo Ventimiglia as Hayden Payne, Gertrude's son and Rachel's ex-boyfriend, who remains her close friend and confidant Erin Richards as Cheryl Dreason, David's ex-wife and a talented and compassionate pediatric surgeon Jonathan Tucker as Adam Mackenzie, a Boston Police sergeant and David's best friend Peter Outerbridge as Philip Mackenzie, the warden of Briggs Penitentiary, Adam's father and a close friend of Lenny Madeleine Stowe as Gertrude Payne, a wealthy heiress harboring a dark secret and Hayden's mother Hugh Thompson as Lenny Burroughs, a former Boston Police detective, David's father and a close friend of Philip Logan Browning as Sarah Greer, Max's daughter and an ambitious special agent in the FBI's Boston Fugitive Task Force branch Chi McBride as Max Williams, Sarah's father and a legendary veteran special agent and leader of the FBI's Boston Fugitive Task Force

Recurring§

Aaron Ashmore as Ronald Dreason, a hospital administrator and Cheryl's new husband Kate Vernon as Sophie Burroughs, Lenny's sister and David's aunt Greg Bryk as Stephano Stavros, a corrupt Boston Police detective and Gertrude Payne's enforcer Tara Rosling as Hilde Winslow/Harriet Winchester, a witness who helped secure David's conviction Darrin Baker as Jim Doherty, the managing editor at The Boston Globe and Rachel's friend Ashton Cressman as Matthew Burroughs/Theo Payne, David and Cheryl's son, who was supposedly murdered five years ago. Jasper Rainn Lawrence as young Matthew Nicola Correia-Damude as Julie D'Souza, a senior special agent in the FBI Boston Field Office Vas Saranga as Dev Chopra, a special agent in the FBI Boston Fugitive Task Force Gregory Waters as Simmons, a special agent in the FBI Boston Fugitive Task Force Billy MacLellan as Kyle "Skunk" Bergin, a lieutenant of Nicky Fisher Jefferson Brown as Jacob Heller, a fertility doctor Tom Morton as Daniel Müller, a detective with the Swiss Federal Office of Police

Guest§

Clancy Brown as Nicky Fisher, a semi-retired mobster with connections to the Burroughs family who threatens to expose long-buried secrets Christopher Redman as Ted Wesson, a corrections officer at Briggs Penitentiary Eric Johnson as Ross Sumner, a serial killer and prisoner at Briggs Penitentiary Rachel Wilson as Olivia Wesson, Ted's wife Anna Hopkins as Lena Fisher, Nicky's daughter

Development§

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Harlan Coben, Robert Hull is co-creating the series with Coben and is showrunner. Coben is an executive producer on the eight-part series via his Final Twist Productions with Hull, Bryan Wynbrandt, Steven Lilien and John Weber. It is the first of Coben's novels adapted by Netflix into an American setting.

Casting§

In March 2025, Sam Worthington was announced as leading the cast of the series alongside Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia and Erin Richards. It was announced that Jonathan Tucker joined the cast of the series in April 2025. Madeleine Stowe joined the cast as Gertrude Payne, whereas Clancy Brown joined the cast as Nicky Fisher. Vas Saranga joined the cast as Agent Dev Chopra. Peter Outerbridge joined the cast as Philip Mackenzie, Hugh Thompson joined the cast as Lenny Burroughs, whereas Logan Browning joined the cast as Sarah Greer. The guest stars on the series include Christopher Redman, Eric Johnson, Greg Bryk, Kate Vernon, Tara Rosling, Darrin Baker, Aaron Ashmore, Nicola Correia-Damude, Rachel Wilson, and Billy MacLellan.

Filming§

Filming took place in Kingston, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario from April until August 2025, with filming locations including the Kingston Penitentiary and the University of Toronto Mississauga. Additional scenes were also shot in and around Washington Square Park, Central Park and Times Square in late August 2025.

Release§

The limited series premiered on June 18, 2026.

Critical response§

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 64% approval rating based on 38 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "An average Harlan Coben adaptation that puts its cast to the test and has just the right formula to pass for breezy entertainment." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average".

Viewership§

On July 6, 2026 the show became the number one show in the world, picking up 85 million views within a week.