Harlan Coben is venturing into the supernatural with his new Prime Video series, Lazarus , but despite the show’s paranormal elements, the story is still heavily inspired by the prolific author’s real life.

Lazarus , which premieres on Prime Video on Wednesday (October 22) , was created by Coben and Danny Brocklehurst and follows a forensic psychologist ( Sam Claflin ) who investigates cold case murders after returning to his family home following the death of his father ( Bill Nighy ).

Speaking to Screen Time , Coben revealed how his own father’s death had a significant impact on the story. “I lost my father at a fairly young age, and I deal with this in a lot of stories, but this one mostly directly, I think,” he said.

In the show, Claflin’s character begins seeing pre

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