Fool Me Once

Fool Me Once
Created by	Harlan Coben
Directed by	David Moore Nimer Rashed
Genre	Thriller
Broadcast Information
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Seasons	1
Episode Count	8
Original Release	January 1, 2024

Fool Me Once is a British thriller limited series that is an adaptation of Harlan Coben's bestseller.

Summary

"When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past."

—Official Netflix synopsis

"Fool Me Once follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognises in her house. Her husband, who she thought was dead...

Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce (Adeel Akhtar) leads the homicide investigation into Joe's death while grappling with secrets of his own. Meanwhile, Maya's niece and nephew, Abby and Daniel, are trying to find the truth about their mother's murder, several months earlier. Are the two cases connected? Fool Me Once follows these characters on a thrilling hunt for the truth that will reveal shocking secrets and change their lives forever. Joanna Lumley is Judith Burkett, Joe’s protective mother."

—Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

Main Cast

• Michelle Keegan as Maya Stern
• Adeel Akhtar as Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce
• Richard Armitage as Joe Burkett
  • Samuel Glyde-Rees as Young Joe Burkett
• Joanna Lumley as Judith Burkett
• Dino Fetscher as Marty McGreggor
• Emmett J. Scanlan as Shane Tessier
• Marcus Garvey as Eddie Walker
• Thea Taylor-Morgan as Lily Burkett
• Danya Griver as Abby Walker
• Daniel Burt as Dan Walker
• Hattie Morahan as Caroline Burkett
• Natalie Anderson as Claire Walker
• Laurie Kynaston as Corey Rudzinski

Supporting Cast

• Craige Els as Philip Dawson
• Clara Indrani as Molly Sardana
• James Northcote as Neil Burkett
• Edward Harper-Jones as Andrew Burkett
• Jade Anouka as Nicole Butler
• Natalia Kostrzewa as Izabella Godek
• Frederick Szkoda as Luka Godek
• Adelle Leonce as Eva Finn
• Joe Armstrong as Alexander Dosman
• Lawrence Hodgson-Mullings as PJ Dawson
• Charlie Cain as Louis
• Tommy Dark

Episodes

Season One

• Episode 1
• Episode 2
• Episode 3
• Episode 4
• Episode 5
• Episode 6
• Episode 7
• Episode 8

Gallery

Promotional Videos

Fool Me Once - Official Trailer - Netflix

Promotional Images

Sami, Maya, Judith and Joe

Maya

Maya shocked

Maya in a coat

Judith and Maya at the funeral

People in masks

Judith and Maya

Claire on a call

Neil and Judith

Sami and Nicole

Judith

Maya and Sami

Shane on a call

Maya driving

Maya cries

Judith at a cemetery

Posters

See More

• Watch Fool Me Once on Netflix