Prime Video has just dropped the first-look trailer for Lazarus, a chilling six-part psychological thriller from the undisputed king of page-turning suspense, Harlan Coben. Following the global juggernauts Fool Me Once (94 million views) and The Stranger, Coben returns with his darkest, most emotionally devastating story yet — one that probes the unbreakable tether between parent and child, even when death tries to sever it.
Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & The Six, Peaky Blinders) stars as Dr. Lazarus “Laz” Chance, a brilliant but haunted forensic psychologist summoned home to a sleepy English coastal town after the sudden death of his estranged father (Bill Nighy in a heartbreaking final performance). What starts as a reluctant funeral trip spirals into nightmare when Laz begins experiencing vivid, terrifying visions of his sister Jenna — murdered 25 years ago when they were children. Alexandra Roach (No Time to Die, The Light in the Hall) plays the adult Jenna who appears to Laz, her presence blurring the line between ghost and memory.
As Laz digs into his father’s secrets, he uncovers a string of unsolved murders stretching back decades — all bearing eerie similarities to Jenna’s killing. The deeper he goes, the more the past bleeds into the present: locked attics, cryptic letters, and a family curse that refuses to stay buried. “Some truths should stay dead,” warns Nighy’s character in the trailer’s chilling voice-over, as flashes of blood-stained childhood toys and shadowy figures race across the screen.
Coben, who wrote every episode, describes Lazarus as “the most personal story I’ve ever told — about grief that never heals, guilt that never fades, and love that refuses to let go, even from beyond the grave.” Directed by Hans Herbots (The Serpent) and produced by Coben’s longtime collaborator Danny Brocklehurst, the series leans into atmospheric dread: fog-drenched cliffs, creaking Victorian houses, and a colour palette drained of warmth.
The cast is stacked. Clarke Peters (The Wire) plays the retired detective who investigated Jenna’s murder and now fears history repeating itself. Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters) is Laz’s ex-fiancée drawn back into the nightmare, while rising star Mia Threapleton appears as the teenage Jenna in haunting flashbacks.
Early reactions are electric. “This isn’t just another Coben twist-fest — it’s The Sixth Sense meets The Lovely Bones with a body count,” raved one test-screening viewer. “I sobbed at episode five and screamed at episode six.” Another called it “Coben’s most supernatural-leaning work yet — and the scariest because it feels so real.”
With its blend of psychological suspense, supernatural chills, and gut-wrenching family drama, Lazarus looks poised to be Prime Video’s next obsession when it premieres worldwide in 2026. One thing’s certain: after this, you’ll never look at grief — or the ones you’ve lost — the same way again.
Mark your calendars. Some doors, once opened, can never be closed.
