James Nesbitt looked intense as he filmed dramatic scenes with Minnie Driver and her body double for Netflix’s new Harlan Coben thriller in Manchester on Tuesday. 

The Irish actor, 60, and the actress, 55, looked in good spirits as they were spotted on set for the first time for drama Run Away. 

After a major car accident, blood covered James is seen running after Minnie who is lying on an ambulance gurney with an oxygen mask on. 

The Cold Feet star looked panicked and shocked as the Ella Enchanted actress is pushed into an ambulance by paramedics in dramatic scenes. 

Minnie was spotted using a body double during the night filming, who had blood on her neck and her jumper was ripped at the collar. 

Later James and Minnie looked scared as they were spotted being confronted by a very tall man in the street.

James Nesbitt looked intense as he filmed dramatic scenes with Minnie Driver and her body double for Netflix ‘s new Harlan Coben thriller in Manchester on Tuesday

The Irish actor, 60, and the actress, 55, looked in good spirits as they were spotted on set for the first time for drama Run Away

Minnie was spotted using a body double during the night filming, who had blood on her neck and her jumper was ripped at the collar

Away from the cameras, the stars wrapped up in long padded coats and gloves as they chatted away behind the scenes. 

Minnie was all smiles as she was walked to set by a crew member and donned an all black outfit. 

The series will also star Gavin & Stacey icon Ruth Jones, Harry Potter star Alfred Enoch, and Game of Thrones actor Lucian Msamati.

Netflix’s gripping Harlan Coben adaptations is returning with Run Away after the huge success of Michelle Keegan’s Fool Me Once and Richard Armitage’s Missing You, which also starred James as Calligan. 

Run Away will follow Simon, a seemingly lucky man with a lovely wife and kids, great job and beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige runs away, and everything falls apart.

When Simon finds Paige, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home. 

Only Paige doesn’t necessarily want to be saved, and Simon’s mission leads him to a dangerous underworld of violence and secrets that could tear his family apart forever.

Summing up the story for Netflix’s Tudum, Coban said: ‘Run Away is about family — about what we will do to keep our family intact, what secrets we keep within our family, and what secrets we keep as a family. 

What seems to be after an intense car accident, blood covered James is seen running after Minnie who is lying on an ambulance gurney with an oxygen mask on

Minnie (L) pictured watching the dramatic scenes while her body double (R) filmed 

The Cold Feet star looked panicked and shocked as the Ella Enchanted actress is pushed into an ambulance by paramedics in dramatic scenes 

Later James and Minnie looked scared as they were spotted being confronted by a very tall man in the street

Away from the cameras, the stars wrapped up in long padded coats and gloves as they chatted away behind the scenes

Run Away will follow Simon, a seemingly lucky man with a lovely wife and kids, great job and beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige runs away, and everything falls apart

When Simon finds Paige, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home

Only Paige doesn’t necessarily want to be saved, and Simon’s mission leads him to a dangerous underworld of violence and secrets that could tear his family apart forever

Minnie was all smiles as she was walked to set by a crew member and donned an all black outfit

Minnie and James were spotted chatting behind the scenes as they attempted to keep warm in long padded coats

Run Away doesn’t yet have a confirmed release date on Netflix, but it’s likely following the previous pattern it’ll drop on 1st January 2026. The series will have eight episodes

‘Every time you walk past the house, there’s a whole universe that goes on behind that door and none of us have a clue what it is.’

Run Away doesn’t yet have a confirmed release date on Netflix, but it’s likely following the previous pattern it’ll drop on 1st January 2026. The series will have eight episodes.

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It comes following the success of Harlan’s thriller Fool Me Once in 2024, starring Michelle Keegan in a lead role.

The show became the most-watched series for the first half of the year, racking up an impressive 108 million views.

It saw the British actress, 37, spot her presumed ᴅᴇᴀᴅ husband on a baby camera as her niece and nephew struggled to get to the bottom of the murder of their mother.

The drama, which aired in January 2024 to positive reviews, also starred Joanna Lumley and Richard Armitage.

More recently, Harlan’s mystery series Missing You filled Fool Me Once’s big boots after it was well-received by viewers following its release at the end of December.

The five-part series followed Missing Persons detective Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar) who was shocked to see her ex fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters) on a dating app 11 years after he disappeared from her life without a trace.

Josh’s reappearance forced her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father’s (Lenny Henry) murder and led her to uncover long-buried secrets from her past.