Harlan Coben's Lazarus

Watch: Harlan Coben's Lazarus Season 1 Episode 1

S1 EP1

~ The truth never dies. ~

Overview:

Forensic psychiatrist Dr Joel 'Laz' Lazarus is forced to confront long-buried demons after his father Dr L dies in suspicious circumstances. At first assured his dad's death is a suicide, Laz is soon sucked into a world of murderous conspiracy, and a race to find the killer, by strange visions of people he knows to be dead.

Created by:

Harlan Coben & Daniel Brocklehurst

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

10/22/2025

Last air date:

10/22/2025

Key words:

suicide
murder
miniseries
psychological thriller
psychiatrist
depressed
thriller

Seasons

Miniseries

6 Episodes

Cast

Sam Claflin

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Dr Joel 'Laz' Lazarus

Bill Nighy

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Doctor Lazarus 'Dr L'

Alexandra Roach

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Jenna Lazarus

David Fynn

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Seth McGovern

Karla Crome

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Bella

Eloise Little

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Sutton Lazarus

Curtis Tennant

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Aidan

Kate Ashfield

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Detective Alison Brown

Ewan Horrocks

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Young Lazarus

Edward Hogg

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Sam Olsen

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Reviews (1)

M
MovieGuys
Written 1 month(s) ago
4
Much as I want to like "Lazarus" I don't.

This is a classic case of wasted potential. A strong cast, a potentially engaging story, with a supernatural tie in. It could have worked.

Regrettably, the handling and characterisations are badly "off".

Firstly this series constantly jumps from scene to scene, leaving a discordant, restless vibe, that never goes away.As a viewer I found it next to impossible to focus and settle into a comfortable rhythm, that would have allowed me to appreciate the unfolding story.

Annoying characterisations make things even worse. The main character "Laz", feels more like a psychiatric patient, than a psychiatrist. He's literally all over the map, uttering an incessant series of outbursts, that feel like micro break downs. I quickly came to hate him, growing tired of his relentless histrionics. The only partial counter balance, the calm character of his ghostly father.

In summary, shoddy handling and poorly rendered characterisations really ruins what could and should have been, a great murder mystery, series, with an eerie, supernatural vibe. Not recommended.