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"MYRON BOLITAR" STARTS PRODUCTION IN NEW YORK
(From L to R: Colin Woodell, Harlan Coben, KJ Apa, Diane Guerrero. David E. Kelley and Harlan Coben)
· Today, Netflix has announced that production has begun in New York City for Myron Bolitar, and you can see some of the cast, along with Harlan Coben and David E. Kelley, together from the Table Read in some behind the scenes images here.
· The Myron Bolitar series joins a lineup of Netflix productions filmed in New York, including The Four Seasons, Zero Day, Survival of the Thickest, YOU, Sirens, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and more.
· The series is 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.
· Previously announced cast includes Colin Woodell as "Myron Bolitar," KJ Apa as "Win Lockwood," Diane Guerrero as "Esperanza Diaz," Jabari Banks as "Dwayne Richmond," Chloe Fineman as "Parker Quinn," Jamie McShane as "Detective Ray Dimonte," Ben McKenzie as "Gavin Pierce," Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens as "Wanda Green," Isaiah Hill as "Jayden Elder," Amanda Warren as "Deanna Richmond," Quincy Isaiah as "Rodney Keys," Bebe Neuwirth as "Ellen Bolitar," Griffin Dunne as "Alan Bolitar," Melissa Benoist as "Valerie Simpson," Charlie Tahan as "Roger Quincy," Jamie Hector as "Avery Crowder," Sandrine Holt as "Detective Sharon Steele."
· 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 four consecutive weeks on the English TV list and #1 in 80 countries - and has earned 94.4 million total views so far.
· 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.
· 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.
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