{"id":220622,"date":"2026-01-04T22:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/220622\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:22:08","slug":"netflixs-new-mystery-show-is-an-instant-hit-but-it-cant-dethrone-stranger-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/220622\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix’s New Mystery Show Is An Instant Hit (But it Can’t Dethrone Stranger Things)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new mystery has hit the Netflix<\/a> charts, climbing all the way to the #2 spot<\/a> in just the first few days of its tenure on the platform (though it can\u2019t seem to knock Stranger Things from the top spot). The British thriller comes from the mind of Harlen Coben, who now has 12 Netflix series to his name, including this new addition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The official summary for Run Away reads: \u201cSimon had the perfect life: loving wife and kids, great job, beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige ran away and everything fell apart. So now when he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home.\u201d Sounds like it has all the makings for a show that will keep you on the edge of your seat, while simultaneously tugging on your heartstrings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According To Reviews, It\u2019s Convoluted Yet Compelling<\/p>\n

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The show debuted to very mixed reviews, with critics giving it a 75% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, though it failed to land with general audiences, bringing in a paltry 48% on the Popcorn meter. Archika Khurana, critic for The Times of India<\/a> says, \u201cWhile it rarely surprises and does little to advance the genre, its strong performances and sustained emotional tension make it a watchable, if familiar, experience that rewards patience more than expectation.\u201d Peter Travers of The Travers Take<\/a> agrees, saying, \u201cConvoluted is a fair description of the puzzle pieces being assembled, but this Harlan Coben mystery series hits the ground running with a twist ending that will drop your jaw to the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Audience members were less kind though, with one saying, \u201cOveracting. Implausible situational interactions. Shot like a soap opera. Cheesy characters and dialogue. Turn your brain off. You could definitely multitask \u2013 do dishes, laundry, read a book, and still will not miss a thing while watching it. Better still. Don\u2019t waste your time.\u201d But some did find a way to enjoy the drama, finding that it was more compelling and, at times, downright creepy. \u201cI love murder mysteries\u2014especially British ones. They usually spare us the distractions like gratuitous nudity, excessive drug use, and over-the-top gore, and instead focus on the story. That said, I often lose interest once I figure out who the killer is. For me, a mystery is only as good as its ability to keep me guessing. Run Away completely broke that pattern. Every time I thought, \u2018Okay, we know who did it and why,\u2019 and felt ready to turn it off, another twist landed\u2014then another, and another,\u201d said another viewer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So, for all its faults, it seems that Run Away is able to keep its audience guessing, and watching\u2014despite some doing so begrudgingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What were your favorite moments of Run Away? Let us know in the comments, and don\u2019t forget to swing by the ComicBook forum<\/a> to keep the conversation going. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new mystery has hit the Netflix charts, climbing all the way to the #2 spot in just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[146,85,46,400,53913,97674,411],"class_list":{"0":"post-220622","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-netflix","12":"tag-regular-news","13":"tag-run-away","14":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}