Netflix’s latest No. 1 show is “Run Away,” another Harlan Coben adaptation about a seemingly perfect family torn apart when their eldest daughter vanishes into a dangerous underworld. The platform is continuing what’s become a yearly habit: For the third consecutive year, the streaming service has launched a brand-new mystery thriller miniseries based on a Coben novel on New Year’s Day.
“Run Away” feels like pure Netflix comfort food, meaning it’s not exactly memorable, but it’s undeniably entertaining in the moment. Those tuning in for twists and shocking reveals will get exactly that. There are plenty of production flaws you could pick apart, but for me, it’s the kind of guilty-pleasure binge that hits just right at the start of a new year.
