{"id":538716,"date":"2026-07-08T05:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/538716\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T05:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:54:26","slug":"harlan-cobens-myron-bolitar-netflix-adaptation-casts-riverdale-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/538716\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlan Coben’s Myron Bolitar Netflix adaptation casts Riverdale star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riverdale star KJ Apa has been confirmed as one of the three lead stars in Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben adaptation.<\/p>\n

The upcoming series will be inspired by the Myron Bolitar books<\/a>, Coben’s longest-running novel collection which to date has 12 instalments.<\/p>\n

The character Myron Bolitar uses charm, smarts and wit to reinvent himself as a sports agent when his own career ends due to injury.<\/p>\n

According to the announcement from Netflix, Myron will have to navigate “the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself”.<\/p>\n

Leading the cast is The Flight Attendant’s Colin Woodell as the leading agent, with Apa \u2013 who is best known for playing Archie Andrews in the long-running teen drama Riverdale \u2013 playing Win Lockwood.<\/p>\n

The character is described as a highly privileged man who walked away from his family business to start something of his own with Myron. <\/p>\n

\"Colin<\/p>\n

Colin Woodell will star as Myron Bolitar.\u00a0Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for HBO<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/a>, Lockwood is “unflappable, endlessly resourceful, and fiercely loyal \u2013 he\u2019s the one Myron turns to when clients find themselves in trouble\u201d.<\/p>\n

Completing the lead trio is Orange Is the New Black’s Diane Guerrero as Esperanza Diaz, a former pro wrestler who has become Myron’s right-hand lady, complete with a razor sharp wit and ability to keep everyone, including Myron, in order. <\/p>\n

The series was first announced by Netflix back in May as part of its upcoming slate; however, a release date is not currently known.<\/p>\n

Big Little Lies<\/a> creator David E Kelley will executive produce the series alongside Coben.<\/p>\n

\"Diane<\/p>\n

Diane Guerrero.\u00a0Eugene Gologursky\/Getty Images for Connecticut Children’s<\/p>\n

At the time of the announcement, Coben penned a statement saying he’s “honoured” to be partnering up at Netflix with Kelley and his team, adding: “The Myron Bolitar books mean a great deal to me, and I’m thrilled to have such a talented and inspired group bringing them to life.”<\/p>\n

Myron Bolitar is the latest in a string of projects based around Coben adaptations,<\/a> which have become regular events on Netflix since a multi-million pound deal was signed with the author in 2018 for access to 14 of his works.<\/p>\n

In 2022, it was announced that Netflix had extended its deal with Coben another four years, and added 12 more Coben novels, including the Bolitar series.<\/p>\n

This year alone, the streaming service has released Run Away<\/a> and I Will Find You<\/a> \u2013 both crime mystery limited series with all-star casts.<\/p>\n

Myron Bolitar is coming soon to Netflix. <\/p>\n

Add Myron Bolitar to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a> \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n

Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Riverdale star KJ Apa has been confirmed as one of the three lead stars in Netflix’s latest Harlan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-538716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}