Michelle Keegan and James Buckley have been seen filming together for the first time on the set of the upcoming Harlan Coben drama The Woods. The 38-year-old Coronation Street actress, who starred in the hit series Fool Me Once, joined the Inbetweeners star, also 38, for an early morning shoot at 4am on Monday.
Filming a Dramatic Car Crash
The eight-part Netflix thriller, based on Harlan Coben's novel, features Keegan as Lucy Silverfield. She was seen wearing a pink blazer while filming a dramatic car crash scene. Buckley was dramatically thrown alongside the vehicle, with Keegan's body double spotted nearby.
Star-Studded Cast
The duo are joined by a stellar cast including comedian Tom Allen, After Life's Mandeep Dhillon, Small Prophets' Pearce Quigley, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Rade Sherbedgia, Christopher Harper, Dean Fagan, Charlotte Beaumont, and Roger Barclay.
Harlan Coben's Personal Novel
Coben created the series and serves as executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions. Speaking about The Woods, he said: 'It's one of my most personal novels. Like the story's hero, Paul Copeland, I worked as a counselor at a sleepaway camp when I was too young for the job.'
Michelle Keegan on Her Role
Keegan expressed her excitement about playing Lucy Silverfield: 'What's really exciting for me as an actor is that Lucy is dealing with these deep, personal secrets. So, I get to really explore her vulnerability and that emotional push and pull, which just makes the story feel so real and powerful.'
Plot Synopsis
A synopsis for The Woods teases: 'Twenty years ago, Paul 'Cope' Copeland's sister Camille vanished from a summer camp in the woods, a loss that tore his family apart. Now a top barrister and devoted single father to ten-year-old daughter Cami, Cope appears to have rebuilt his life. But when the body of a man turns up - twenty years after he was supposedly murdered alongside Camille - Cope becomes convinced his sister may have made it out of the woods alive too. Determined to uncover the truth, Cope reunites with his first love, Lucy Silverfield (Keegan), and together they begin a search for answers, unearthing years of lies, cover-ups, and family secrets that threaten to destroy everything he has built.'
