Fool Me Once Trivia | 23 facts about the mini series

Fool Me Once is a 2024 British 8-part television series made for Netflix. It was adapted from the 2016 Harlan Coben novel of the same name.

Let’s find out more about the series!

1. Fool Me Once is a 2024 British eight-part television series made for Netflix.
2. It was made by Quay Street Productions.
3. The series was adapted from the 2016 Harlan Coben novel of the same name by Danny Brocklehurst.
4. It features Michelle Keegan, Richard Armitage, Adeel Akhtar, Emmett J. Scanlan and Joanna Lumley.
5. The Burkett family estate is the same house used in Peaky Blinders (2013) as Tommy Shelby’s house (Arley Hall & Gardens in Northwich, Cheshire, UK).
6. Different from the book, the series gives DS Sami Kierce a backstory and really brings his character to life in the role
7. Third time Richard Armitage stars in a Netflix series based on a book by Harlan Coben.
8. It’s an 8-part series based on the book with the same title by author Harlan Coben (2016).
9. It was shot in 2023 in and around Manchester.
10. Richard Armitage and Joe Armstrong both starred in the BBC series of Robin Hood (2006).
11. The sportsclub featured in this series is the same as the one shown in The Stranger, another Harlan Coben adaptation. Only the name changes but the red brick building is definitely the same.
12. It premiered on Netflix on 1 January 2024.
13. The series is set in the United Kingdom, as opposed to the American setting of Harlan Coben’s novel.
14. Coben, who created the series, was an executive producer on the show.
15. It is one of a number of adaptations of Coben’s work by Netflix.
16. Danny Brocklehurst was head writer and executive producer, and Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee were also executive producers via Quay Street Productions.
17. The episodes were directed by David Moore and Nimer Rashed.
18. Filming started included other locations in the north west England.
19. It also included some additional filming in Spain.
20. Production started in February 2023.
21. It was wrapped in August 2023.
22. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 75% approval rating with an average rating of 5.9/10, based on 8 critic reviews.
23. Fool Me Once is not based on a true story.