Here's how the Netflix series The Stranger differs from the original Harlan Coben novel
Netflix, the undisputed kings of binge-able TV, gave viewers a brand new show to obsess over at the start of 2020 with the release of eight-part series The Stranger.
The psychological thriller tells the story of Adam Price (Richard Armitage) whose orderly family life is thrown into disarray when an unknown woman (Hannah John-Kamen) tells him a secret about his wife and children.
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Hide AdWe don’t know who she is, what she wants, or how she knows what she knows. And the further Adam takes the path The Stranger has set him on, the darker things get.
Adapted from Harlan Coben’s 2015 novel of the same name, the Netflix series makes a few key changes to bring the book to the screen. Here’s what you need to know.
A strange woman comes along to whisper in Adam's ear, and his world collapses. Picture: Netflix
Gender-swapping
In the book, The Stranger is ultimately revealed to be a man named Chris Taylor.