{"id":612127,"date":"2026-05-30T14:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/612127\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T14:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:04:16","slug":"best-harlan-coben-series-ever-10-unmissable-tv-shows-to-watch-on-itv-the-bbc-netflix-more-this-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/612127\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBest Harlan Coben series ever\u201d: 10 \u201cunmissable\u201d TV shows to watch on ITV, the BBC, Netflix &#038; more this June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"body-dropcap css-joaaun emevuu60\">Summer is (almost!) here and regardless of the sunshine (or lack of it!), there\u2019s one appointment you should keep this June and it\u2019s the one with your sofa and your TV remote. The new season is bringing with it some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a71430430\/best-new-crime-dramas-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a71430430\/best-new-crime-dramas-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"best TV shows\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">best TV shows<\/a> we\u2019ve seen in a while &#8211; and we\u2019re here to share all the details. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">From a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a64848322\/alice-and-steve-disney-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a64848322\/alice-and-steve-disney-plus\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Nicola Walker series\" data-node-id=\"8.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nicola Walker series<\/a> (it\u2019s a comedy!) to what\u2019s set to be Harlan Coben\u2019s best series ever and the return of the best spy thriller since Apple TV\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a65348374\/slow-horses-series-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/lifestyle\/a65348374\/slow-horses-series-7\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Slow Horses\" data-node-id=\"8.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Slow Horses<\/a>, the TV bosses have heard our prayers &#8211; and answered them. So, get ready for a summer of brilliant TV with our pick of the 10 unmissable shows to watch on ITV, Netflix, and more this June.<br data-node-id=\"8.5\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Witness <img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"the witness. jahsaiah williams as alex hanscombe in the witness. cr. courtesy of rekha garton\/netflix \u00a9 2026\" title=\"the witness. jahsaiah williams as alex hanscombe in the witness. cr. courtesy of rekha garton\/netflix \u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6e445993-c809-44d0-91aa-8fab04c2e009.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rekha Garton<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"body-text css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">One of Netflix\u2019s most highly anticipated crime dramas this year, The Witness is based on the devastating true story of Rachel Nickell who was tragically murdered on London\u2019s Wimbledon Common in 1992. Her two-year-old son, Alex, was the sole eyewitness to the attack and the drama zeroes in on the heartbreaking aftermath through the eyes of Rachel\u2019s partner, Andr\u00e9 Hanscombe (Jordan Bolger), and Alex. As moving as you\u2019d expect. Arriving on Netflix on Thursday 4th June.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"tx date:01 06 2026,tx week:22,embargoed until: 00:00:00,people:emma barnett,description:emma in white medical jacket at the centre for reproductive health at the institute for regeneration and repair, in edinburgh,copyright:raw media productions,credit line:bbc\/raw media productions\" title=\"565533,TITLE:Emma Barnett: Surviving Endometriosis\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a3c63025-5b81-49c8-9ed0-752f3c7452a6.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">If you only watch one documentary this month, make it Emma Barnett\u2019s. Having spent decades suffering with endometriosis, the broadcaster is bringing us the UK\u2019s first documentary on it. The hour-long film invites us into her conversations with medical experts, patients and researchers, as well as giving us a glimpse into Emma\u2019s own experience of living with the condition. An important watch. Arriving on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer at 9pm on Monday 1st June.<br data-node-id=\"22.2.0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cape Fear<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"cape fear\" title=\"cape fear\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"1625\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8c1daf42-3f4d-4b43-851d-134515fbf048.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Max Cady &#8211; the villain of the 1962 and 1991 films \u2013 is coming back to life thanks to Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson play Amanda and Steve Bowden, who are quietly going about their lives when Max is released from prison. The convicted rapist and murderer blames them for his conviction almost two decades earlier, and the only thing he wants now is revenge. Arriving on Apple TV+ on Friday 5th June. <\/p>\n<p>Alice and Steve<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"Individual walking on a bridge at night\" title=\"Individual walking on a bridge at night\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bdcf5fa9-9111-46f3-bc08-e1a67ab8d011.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lara Cornell<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">While Nicola Walker sadly won\u2019t be gracing our screens in the upcoming spin-off of The Split, she is turning her hand to comedy (sort of). This quirky new Disney+ series revolves around the titular Alice (Walker) and Steve (Jemaine Clement) have been best friends since, well, forever &#8211; but their friendship is put to the ultimate test when middle-aged Steve starts dating Alice\u2019s twentysomething daughter Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith). If it sounds like a recipe for disaster, we can confirm that it very much is. Arriving on Disney+ on Monday 8th June. <\/p>\n<p>I Will Find You<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"i will find you\" title=\"i will find you\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1388\" height=\"1450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/facd9228-64c5-4638-b08a-4d13f35e1f44.png\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"42\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">There\u2019s no such thing as a good TV year without a Harlan Coben series (or two) and this time, his 2023 novel forms the plot. We\u2019ll meet David Burroughs (Sam Worthington) who\u2019s been wrongly imprisoned for killing his three-year-old son and when a visitor shows him a photo suggesting his son might actually be alive, hatches a plan to uncover the truth. But first, he must escape. The king of plot twists strikes again with what might just be the best Harlan Coben series ever. Arriving on Netflix on Thursday 18th June.<\/p>\n<p>Sugar<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"Two individuals seated on a park bench\" title=\"Two individuals seated on a park bench\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/44a17e3f-cc2d-48fa-b65d-499d743db39e.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jason LaVeris<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">If you love a private detective story, they don\u2019t get much better than Sugar, which proved a huge hit with fans when it premiered in 2024. Now, Colin Farrell is back as American PI John Sugar and he has a new case on his hands, which involves tracking the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer, Meanwhile, his search for his beloved missing sister continues. Laura Donnelly, Jin Ha and Raymond Lee are among the new cast. Series 2 is arriving on Apple TV+ on Friday 19th June.<\/p>\n<p>Harlan Coben\u2019s Final Twist<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"monte carlo, monaco june 16: harlan coben attends the opening red carpet during the 62nd monte carlo tv festival on june 16, 2023 in monte carlo, monaco. (photo by stephane cardinale corbis\/corbis via getty images)\" title=\"Opening Red Carpet - 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2180\" height=\"3270\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a719d15e-3fbd-47db-a174-bd3d6daf108a.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stephane Cardinale &#8211; Corbis<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"54\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In the mood for more Harlan Coben? ITVX has picked up this true crime series, in which the author guides us through a collection of murder investigations and high-profile crimes. Think the murder of a couple in their home that leads detective to a bizarre cyberbullying conflict and the case of a case of a missing woman who vanished from her own property while hosting a wedding. Just like a Harlan Coben thriller \u2013 but true! Arriving on ITVX on Sunday 21st June. <\/p>\n<p>The Agency<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"michael fassbender as martian in the agency, episode 6, season 1, streaming on paramount+, 2024. photo credit: luke varley\/paramount+ with showtime\" title=\"Spy For Sale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"8640\" height=\"4860\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4dabf11f-95e2-44a8-b146-8ae340ed8ad7.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paramount<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">If you\u2019re a Slow Horses fan and haven\u2019t yet dived into The Agency, may we suggest you catch up at your earliest convenience. Produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, the gripping espionage drama stars Michael Fassbender as CIA agent Martian who has an exceptional track record as one of the agency&#8217;s most reliable operatives &#8211; until he finds himself caught between his duties and a matter of the heart. In series 2, we&#8217;ll find him walking an increasingly dangerous line as he tries to save Samia (Jodie Turner-Smith), who&#8217;s now a political prisoner in Sudan. Series 2 is arriving on Paramount+ on Sunday 21st June. <\/p>\n<p>House of the Dragon<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"a seated person in dramatic attire hands clasped background suggests a formal setting\" title=\"a seated person in dramatic attire hands clasped background suggests a formal setting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/60b76bae-e52c-4f80-b2bd-3e7c2a4a76d3.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>HBO<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"66\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The third instalment of Sky&#8217;s epic Game of Thrones prequel is coming. If you\u2019re new to the drama, the series takes us back 300 years prior to the events of Game of Thrones\u2019 and focuses on the story of House Targaryen of Dragonstone, otherwise known as the House of the Dragon. In series 3, we see the Targaryen civil war reaching a violent climax and, perhaps more excitingly, a new cast member arrive in the form of James Norton, who plays the nephew of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), Ormund. Worth all the hype and more. Series 3 is arriving on HBO Max on Monday 22nd June. <\/p>\n<p>The Bear<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"jeremy allen white, the bear season 2\" title=\"Jeremy Allen White, The Bear season 2\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1966\" height=\"1311\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jeremy-allen-white-the-bear-s2-64636b3297168.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Disney+<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"72\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It\u2019s back to TV\u2019s most chaotic kitchen for the fifth and final (sob!) series of The Bear. The new episodes pick up the morning after Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Richie (Moss-Bachrach) and Natalie \u201cSugar\u201d (Abby Elliott) discover that Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) has quit the food industry, leaving the restaurant in their trembling hands. With no money, the threat of a sale and a torrential storm in their way, the trio must work together to achieve one last service in the hope of finally earning a Michelin star. Will they get the happy ending they deserve? 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