\n The former Coronation Street actress will be starring in The Woods, a new adaptation of bestselling author Harlan Coben\u2019s 2007 novel.\n<\/p>\n
\n The eight-part series, which has been filming in Knutsford, was written by Danny Brocklehurst, who previously adapted Coben\u2019s Fool Me Once and Run Away.\n<\/p>\n
\n The writer said he\u2019s excited to explore the sibling dynamic that is at the centre of The Woods.\n<\/p>\n
\n Michelle Keegan pictured filming The Woods for Netflix with co-stars Tom Bateman and James Buckley (Image: MCPIX)\n<\/p>\n
\n Playing the lead role of Paul Copeland, or Cope, in the new series is Tom Bateman, from The Love Hypothesis and Hedda.\n<\/p>\n
\n Keegan, who appeared in Fool Me Once and Brassic, will star alongside him as Lucy Silverfield.\n<\/p>\n
\n Inbetweeners actor James Buckley plays Lonnie Berger.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tom Bateman and Michelle Keegan filming a new adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel (Image: MCPIX)\n<\/p>\n
\n The trio were spotted sharing a laugh and having coffee in between takes on Minshull Street in the town centre.\n<\/p>\n
\n The drama features a family torn apart by the sudden disappearance of Cope\u2019s sister, Camille, who vanished from a summer camp 20 years ago.\n<\/p>\n
\n Now a top barrister and devoted single dad to daughter Cami, 10, he appears to have rebuilt his life.\n<\/p>\n
\n The stars share a coffee in between takes (Image: MCPIX)\n<\/p>\n
\n But when the body of a man turns up, 20 years after he was supposedly murdered alongside Camille, Cope is convinced his sister may have may have escaped the woods alive too.\n<\/p>\n
\n Determined to uncover the truth, he begins to search for answers, unearthing years of lies, cover-ups and family secrets that threatened to destroy everything he has built.\n<\/p>\n
\n Keegan, who plays Lucy, Cope\u2019s first love, said: \u201cWhat\u2019s really exciting for me as an actor is that Lucy is dealing with these deep, personal secrets.\n<\/p>\n
\n Scenes were filmed in Knutsford town centre (Image: MCPIX)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cSo I get to really explore her vulnerability and that emotional push and pull, which just makes the story feel so real and powerful.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Produced in partnership with Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios, The Woods is a chilling mystery with a romantic core.\n<\/p>\n
\n Author Coben said: \u201cI think the themes, especially the long-lost love aspect between Paul and Lucy will resonate with readers.\n<\/p>\n
\n Filming on location (Image: MCPIX)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI was thinking of those brief romances, those intense summer loves, and what could happen when those yearnings never fully fade away.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPaul and Lucy were just that, an intense summer camp romance, but because they ended up ripped apart in shocking tragedy, they still wonder \u2018what if\u2019.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhat a thrill I get to collaborate again with the amazing Michelle Keegan.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tom and Michelle were first loves at a summer camp 20 years ago (Image: MCPIX)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAnd Tom Bateman is such a huge talent and the perfect leading man.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cYou can\u2019t take your eyes of either of them. They are the ideal Paul and Lucy.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhen you add in the rest of the cast \u2013 including Mandeep Dhillon, Pearce Quigley, James Buckley, Tom Allen and Tracy-Ann Oberman, it\u2019s an embarrassment of riches.\n<\/p>\n
\n Bateman said: \u201cI play Paul Copeland, a man haunted by the guilt of his sister\u2019s disappearance when they were kids.\n<\/p>\n
\n The trio sharing a laugh on the film set (Image: MCPIX)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cDespite having lost almost everything, he continues to fight for what\u2019s right as a barrister and be the best father for his daughter, who he raises on his own.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Netflix hasn\u2019t yet confirmed a release date yet for The Woods.\n<\/p>\n
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