COLIN WOODELL CAST AS TITULAR ROLE IN NETFLIX'S "MYRON BOLITAR"

KJ Apa And Diane Guerrero Also Join The Cast For The Drama Series From Harlan Coben and Co-Showrunners David E. Kelley & Kyle Long

· Today, Netflix announced Colin Woodell (Pulse, The Continental), KJ Apa (The Map That Leads To You, Riverdale) and Diane Guerrero (Orange Is The New Black, The Lincoln Lawyer) will star in the upcoming drama series Myron Bolitar, inspired by Harlan Coben's most iconic and longest-running series spanning 12 books.

· EMMY and Golden Globe award-winning writer and producer David E. Kelley and Kyle Long will co-showrun, write and executive produce, bringing Coben's iconic character to life.

· Character Descriptions:

o Colin Woodell as Myron Bolitar - A former college basketball star whose NBA career came to an abrupt end, Myron reinvented himself as a sports agent. He built his agency - MB Sports - on an unwavering belief in overlooked athletes, with the same heart and fierce competitive drive he once brought to the court.

o KJ Apa as Win Lockwood - Born into extraordinary privilege, Win walked away from the family business to build something of his own alongside his closest friend, Myron. Unflappable, endlessly resourceful, and fiercely loyal, he's the one Myron turns to when clients find themselves in trouble.

o Diana Guerrero as Esperanza Diaz - A former professional wrestler turned Myron's indispensable right hand at MB Sports. Armed with endless grit and razor-sharp wit, Esperanza is the backbone of the agency and the steady force keeping both Myron and clients in check.

· Showrunners/Writers/Executive Producers: David E. Kelley (Margo's Got Money Troubles, Presumed Innocent, Big Little Lies) and Kyle Long (Suits, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G)

· Executive Producers: Matthew Tinker (Big Little Lies, Presumed Innocent) for David E. Kelley Prods, Harlan Coben for Final Twist Productions and Rick Muirragui (Suits, Whiskey Cavelier).

· Director/Executive Producer: Greg Yaitanes (Presumed Innocent, House of the Dragon) will direct multiple episodes.

· Logline: After an injury ends his NBA dreams, Myron Bolitar reinvents himself as a sports agent - using charm, smarts, and a ruthless partner to navigate the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself.

· The long-standing creative partnership between Netflix and Harlan Coben dates back to 2018, successfully adapting more than 13 of his books for the screen, including: Fool Me Once, Run Away, Safe, The Woods, The Innocent, Gone for Good, Stay Close, Hold Tight, The Stranger, Missing You, Just One Look, Caught, and I Will Find You.

· Coben's most recent adaptation, I Will Find You, is Netflix's biggest original scripted debut of 2026. The series hit #1 for two consecutive weeks on the English TV list, with 24M views in Week 1 and 34.1M in Week 2 and hit #1 in 80 countries.

· Since the debut of the Netflix Top 10 in 2021, Harlan Coben shows on Netflix have made Netflix's weekly Global Top 10 list 33 times and reached the Top 10 in 92 countries. From 2023-2025, Harlan Coben shows have received over 300M global views.

· Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once became one of Netflix's most-viewed titles of 2024, propelling the limited series to enter Netflix's Most Popular TV list of all time at the time. Following the release of the series, sales of Harlan Coben's novel skyrocketed to the Amazon UK Best Sellers of 2024 List, and The New York Times Best Seller list.

· The Myron Bolitar series marks the latest collaboration between David E. Kelley and Netflix, following Anatomy of a Scandal, A Man in Full, and the hit adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer, with Season 5 currently in production in Los Angeles. David E. Kelley Productions has produced over 1000 hours of television, with programs nominated for more than 200 Emmy awards. The company has built an extensive library of content across broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms. Their slate of titles include Apple TV's critically acclaimed new comedy series Margo's Got Money Troubles, Emmy nominated Presumed Innocent, which just wrapped a second season; HBO's Emmy-winning series Big Little Lies; The Undoing, which was HBO's most-watched series of 2020; ABC's hit drama Big Sky, Hulu's most-watched original series ever, Nine Perfect Strangers; HBO Max's acclaimed Love & Death. Kelley is the prolific creator behind numerous cultural phenomenon series over the past four decades including L.A. Law, The Practice, Boston Legal, and Ally McBeal.

· Netflix has a proven track record in adapting books for the screen where TV shows and films become culture defining moments that spark new fandoms, expand worlds, bolster book sales and audiobook streams, impacting trends across music, fashion, and retail. Examples include His & Hers, Bridgerton, The Queen's Gambit and Leave the World Behind -all of which are among our Most Popular of all time-plus, People We Meet on Vacation, Frankenstein, and 3 Body Problem, among many others.

· In 2025, book adaptations drove over 9B global views and represented nearly 20% of total view hours on Netflix. The Netflix Global Top 10 lists featured a book adaptation every single week.

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