A couple of streaming series dropped their first trailers today.
First up comes the mystery-thriller series “Harlan Coben’s Shelter,” based on the novel by the famed author, which is set to premiere globally with the first three episodes on August 18th on Prime Video.
And it’s a series where mystery unlocks; a teenage boy is suddenly told by a mysterious neighbour that his father—who he witnessed die with his own eyes—is actually alive.
The story follows Mickey Bolitar (Jaden Michael) after the sudden death of his father leads him to start a new life in Kasselton, New Jersey. Mickey quickly finds himself tangled in the mysterious disappearance of a new student at his school, Ashley Kent, which leads to uncovering unimaginable secrets within their quiet suburban community.
With the help of his friends – the inventive Spoon (Adrian Greensmith) and the secretive Ema (Abby Corrigan) – Mickey pulls back the sleepy facade of Kasselton to reveal a dark underground that may hold the answers to decades of disappearances, deaths, and legends… and perhaps even his own complex family history.
Constance Zimmer, Tovah Feldshuh, Sage Linder and Brian Altemus co-star. Coben and Allen MacDonald executive produce with Edward Ornelas and Erik Barmack. New episodes will be released each Friday through September 22nd.
Meanwhile, Netflix has premiered the trailer for its series “Painkiller,” which deals with the opioid crisis and its origins.
Matthew Broderick plays Richard Sackler, a powerful figure in the pharmaceutical industry, on a quest to make Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin a bestseller.
Uzo Aduba and Taylor Kitsch have major roles in the series, exploring the causes and consequences of the opioid epidemic unfolding in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
Peter Berg directs this adaptation of a New Yorker article from Patrick Radden Keef and the Barry Meier book “Pain Killer”. “Painkiller” premieres on August 10th.
