Sam Worthington broke down the surprises awaiting book fans after Netflix’s I Will Find You introduced twists — and changes — from Harlan Coben‘s novel.
“I knew that there’d be lots of cliffhangers and twists and turns,” Worthington, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly. “And you just go along for the ride. That’s part of the fun of being in the Harlan Coben genre.”
I Will Find You, which is streaming now, follows David Burroughs (Worthington), who is wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his son then receives information that his son may still be alive. In addition to Worthington, Britt Lower and Milo Ventimiglia, the show stars Erin Richards, Jonathan Tucker and Madeleine Stowe. Clancy Brown, Logan Browning and Vas Saranga make up the rest of the cast.
“I didn’t mind doing all of the action-packed scenes. I knew going in there’d be a lot of physical stuff,” Worthington recalled. “That stuff I find relatively easy.”
I Will Find You also allowed Worthington to play a Boston native, saying, “People that come from Boston, and people that come from Australia, they share the same kind of spirit. They both have a lot of grit and resilience and both are just maybe a bit blunt every now and then.”
With the show focused around a father, Worthington was able to pull from his own life.
“Being a dad is everything. When you become a parent, those feelings and those emotions come out without even thinking about them,” he continued. “And then my job is to tap in and use whatever emotions I have at my disposal.”
Worthington continued: “And if I can put that into the work, then that’s great and hopefully that makes the work authentic.”
Before the show’s release, Coben weighed in on the Netflix show adapting his book — with some major changes and twists.
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“I’ll give you the emotional answer,” he said about his reaction. “When I first go on set, when I first see Sam Worthington and Britt Lower and Milo Ventimiglia and the rest of the huge cast and crew, I think to myself, ‘I had this little idea in the corner of my house in New Jersey and now all these fantastic people are going to bring it to life.’”
Coben was delighted with the television adaption, revealing how surreal it has been to see it rendered in reality..
“Netflix pushed a button and it is in 190 countries and 300 million plus households,” he noted. “I still get really welled up when I think about that. I’m so lucky and it feels so special and I don’t want to let anybody down so we work really hard on these.”
The author also revealed his favorite change, adding, “I think the characters of Max and Sarah are different from the book. Also Adam. They’re different from the book and I kind of like what we did with them.”
I Will Find You is streaming on Netflix now.
