Lazarus, also known as Harlan Coben's Lazarus, is a British horror-thriller television miniseries for Amazon Prime Video created by Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, and starring Bill Nighy, Alexandra Roach and Sam Claflin. It premiered on 22 October 2025.
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Synopsis
A forensic psychiatrist (Claflin) investigates cold case murders after returning to his family home following the death of his father (Nighy).
Cast
Main
Bill Nighy as Doctor Lazarus (Dr L)
Alexandra Roach as Jenna Lazarus
Lucy Chambers as young Jenna
Sam Claflin as Joel 'Laz' Lazarus
Ewan Horrocks Young Laz
David Fynn as Seth McGovern
Joseph Mason-Coombs as young Seth
Karla Crome as Bella
Leni Zieglmeier as young Bella
Kate Ashfield as Detective Alison Brown
Curtis Tennant as Aidan
Lloyd Lai as Rupert Yuen
Recurring
Eloise Little as Sutton Lazarus
Edward Hogg as Sam Olsen
Cormac De Bhál as young Sam
Sianad Gregory as Cassandra Rhodes
Jack Deam as Arlo Gregory
Roisin Gallagher as Laura Mainard / Laura Hampton
Amanda Root as Margot MacIntyre
Lex Shrapnel as Billy McIntyre
Charlie Mann as young Billy
Leon Ockenden as Neil Croft
Rupert Young as Paul Catton
Production
It was reported in February 2024 that Amazon MGM Studios would produce the series in association with Harlan Coben's Final Twist Productions. Coben and Danny Brocklehurst are writers and executive producers on the series. Sam Claflin who also starred, Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee executive produced via Quay Street Productions. Wayne Che Yip executive produced the series and directed on the first two episodes. Matt Strevens served as series producer for Quay Street Productions.
Bill Nighy and Alexandra Roach were reported to be cast alongside Sam Claflin in February 2024. In June 2024, Roisin Gallagher, David Fynn, Karla Crome, Kate Ashfield and Curtis Tennant were added to the cast.
Filming got underway in Manchester in February 2024. Liverpool was used for some of the location filming, with the city's Georgian Quarter, Stanley Dock and Sefton Park being utilised. Filming also took place in Morecambe. The wrap party was held in Manchester on 21 June 2024.
Release
Lazarus premiered on 22 October 2025, with all six episodes.
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 44% approval rating based on 27 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Harlan Coben's Lazarus delivers emotional performances and a suitably spooky mood, but its clunky dialogue and increasingly preposterous plotting turn it into a fundamentally underwhelming slog." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 53 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average".
