I Will Find You

Premise

David Burroughs (Sam Worthington) is wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his son, Matthew (Jasper Rainn Lawrence). Five years later, David receives information from his ex-wife's sister, Rachel (Britt Lower), that Matthew (Ashton Cressman) may still be alive.

Cast

Main

Sam Worthington as David Burroughs, a former law professor serving a life sentence after being framed for murdering his son

Britt Lower as Rachel Mills, David's ex-sister-in-law and a former decorated reporter for The Boston Globe now lecturing at Quincy College

Milo Ventimiglia as Hayden Payne, Gertrude's son and Rachel's ex-boyfriend, who remains her close friend and confidant

Erin Richards as Cheryl Dreason, David's ex-wife and a talented and compassionate pediatric surgeon

Jonathan Tucker as Adam Mackenzie, a Boston Police sergeant and David's best friend

Peter Outerbridge as Philip Mackenzie, the warden of Briggs Penitentiary, Adam's father and a close friend of Lenny

Madeleine Stowe as Gertrude Payne, a wealthy heiress harboring a dark secret and Hayden's mother

Hugh Thompson as Lenny Burroughs, a former Boston Police detective, David's father and a close friend of Philip

Logan Browning as Sarah Greer, Max's daughter and an ambitious special agent in the FBI's Boston Fugitive Task Force branch

Chi McBride as Max Williams, Sarah's father and a legendary veteran special agent and leader of the FBI's Boston Fugitive Task Force

Recurring

Aaron Ashmore as Ronald Dreason, a hospital administrator and Cheryl's new husband

Kate Vernon as Sophie Burroughs, Lenny's sister and David's aunt

Greg Bryk as Stephano Stavros, a corrupt Boston Police detective and Gertrude Payne's enforcer

Tara Rosling as Hilde Winslow/Harriet Winchester, a witness who helped secure David's conviction

Darrin Baker as Jim Doherty, the managing editor at The Boston Globe and Rachel's friend

Ashton Cressman as Matthew Burroughs/Theo Payne, David and Cheryl's son, who was supposedly murdered five years ago.

Jasper Rainn Lawrence as young Matthew

Nicola Correia-Damude as Julie D'Souza, a senior special agent in the FBI Boston Field Office

Vas Saranga as Dev Chopra, a special agent in the FBI Boston Fugitive Task Force

Gregory Waters as Simmons, a special agent in the FBI Boston Fugitive Task Force

Billy MacLellan as Kyle "Skunk" Bergin, a lieutenant of Nicky Fisher

Jefferson Brown as Jacob Heller, a fertility doctor

Tom Morton as Daniel Müller, a detective with the Swiss Federal Office of Police

Guest

Clancy Brown as Nicky Fisher, a semi-retired mobster with connections to the Burroughs family who threatens to expose long-buried secrets

Christopher Redman as Ted Wesson, a corrections officer at Briggs Penitentiary

Eric Johnson as Ross Sumner, a serial killer and prisoner at Briggs Penitentiary

Rachel Wilson as Olivia Wesson, Ted's wife

Anna Hopkins as Lena Fisher, Nicky's daughter

Production

Development

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Harlan Coben, Robert Hull is co-creating the series with Coben and is showrunner. Coben is an executive producer on the eight-part series via his Final Twist Productions with Hull, Bryan Wynbrandt, Steven Lilien and John Weber. It is the first of Coben's novels adapted by Netflix into an American setting.

Casting

In March 2025, Sam Worthington was announced as leading the cast of the series alongside Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia and Erin Richards. In April 2025, it was announced that Jonathan Tucker joined the cast of the series. Madeleine Stowe joined the cast as Gertrude Payne, whereas Clancy Brown joined the cast as Nicky Fisher. Vas Saranga joined the cast as Agent Dev Chopra. Peter Outerbridge joined the cast as Philip Mackenzie, Hugh Thompson joined the cast as Lenny Burroughs, whereas Logan Browning joined the cast as Sarah Greer. The guest stars on the series include Christopher Redman, Eric Johnson, Greg Bryk, Kate Vernon, Tara Rosling, Darrin Baker, Aaron Ashmore, Nicola Correia-Damude, Rachel Wilson, and Billy MacLellan.

Filming

Filming took place in Kingston, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario from April until August 2025, with filming locations including the Kingston Penitentiary and the University of Toronto Mississauga. Additional scenes were also shot in and around Washington Square Park, Central Park and Times Square in late August 2025.

Release

The limited series premiered on June 18, 2026.

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 64% approval rating based on 38 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "An average Harlan Coben adaptation that puts its cast to the test and has just the right formula to pass for breezy entertainment." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average".

Viewership

On July 6, 2026 the show became the number one show in the world, picking up 85 million views within a week.