Fool Me Once star Joanna Lumley, who plays Judith, responds to the massive success of the new Netflix show. Based on the novel of the same name by author Harlan Coben, Fool Me Once tells the story of a woman named Maya (Michelle Keegan) who falls down a rabbit hole of mystery and deception after spotting her deceased husband on a nanny cam. The series hit the streamer on New Year’s Day and quickly became a major hit, topping the top 10 chart.
With most viewers having now watched through to the Fool Me Once finale, Lumley, as shared by Yahoo! News, reveals her reaction to the show’s success. The actor celebrates the response to the series, attributing the popularity to the strong storytelling and craft on display. Check out Lumley’s full comment below:
“It’s thrilling [the reaction] because you work away without any audience at all as you know whenever you’re filming and you’re just working with a crew and then it’s put together and it’s released. I was rather taken aback when on New Year’s Day they told me that it would be released to 190 countries simultaneously. It’s extremely well-crafted and it’s got lots of twists and turns, lots of red herrings and people watching at home haven’t any idea what happens until the very last reel. That’s always good.”
Why Fool Me Once Has Been Such A Hit
One of the reasons why Fool Me Once has managed to become so popular is due to the power of the Coben name. A number of the author’s books have now been adapted into TV shows, including Netflix hits like The Stranger and Safe, and Prime Video’s Shelter. These other adaptations have helped to establish Coben as not only a big name in the book space, but a big name in the TV space as well.
Fool Me Once‘s reviews, both from critics and audiences, are not overwhelmingly positive. In fact, the show has fairly middling scores on Rotten Tomatoes for a Coben adaptation, with a 60% critics score and a lackluster 46% audience score. Sometimes, however, a series just hits at the right time, and Fool Me Once‘s New Year’s Day release evidently benefited from most people being on holiday and looking for something to watch.
Fool Me Once: 10 Biggest Plot Holes & Headscratchers
Despite solving its many mysteries all simultaneously once the last piece of the puzzle was offered by Maya, Fool Me Once has various plot holes.
While the reviews themselves may not be glowing, the show has been widely discussed online. Fool Me Once features a number of shocking twists and turns, and these narrative developments resulted in some enthusiastic posts on social media. A viral component can be a crucial ingredient in a show’s success these days, and Fool Me Once was able to capitalize on this in a big way.
Fool Me Once
Fool Me Once is a drama thriller television series based on the Harlan Coben book of the same name created by Danny Brocklehurst. Created for Netflix, the series follows the Stern family as they experience two murders that shake them to their core. However, closer investigation uncovers a strange connection between the two incidents, setting the family down a dangerous path to the truth.
- Release Date
- January 1, 2024
- Cast
- Michelle Keegan , Adeel Akhtar , Richard Armitage , Joanna Lumley
- Genres
- Drama , Thriller
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Seasons
- 1
- Creator(s)
- Danny Brocklehurst , Harlan Coben
- Writers
- Danny Brocklehurst
- Directors
- David Moore , Nimer Rashed
- Showrunner
- Danny Brocklehurst
- Where To Watch
- Netflix
