The renowned mystery writer Harlan Coben will host the unscripted true crime series for CBS, titled Harlan Coben’s Final Twist.
In this new series, Coben will take the viewers “through gripping tales of murder, high-profile crimes and life-altering surprises, each meticulously unraveled to reveal hidden truths, deceptions and lies. With exclusive interviews and never-before-seen archival materials, the series will provide an in-depth look at stories where nothing is as it seems,” according to CBS’s series description.
Each series episode will run 60 minutes and will be executive produced by Jeff Zimbalist, Harlan Coben, and Ben Coben, with Final Twist Productions, All Rise Films, Triage Entertainment, and See It Now Studios.
Coben has sold over 90 million books worldwide and has been named a persistent top-selling author. His novels, 35 and counting, have been adapted into numerous productions, such as Netflix miniseries Caught, Just One Look, Missing You, and Fool Me Once, and Amazon Prime Video’s Harlan Coben’s Shelter. Coben is particularly popular in France, where many adaptations of his work have been made.
With this news, Coben joined the ranks of writers who became recurring television hosts. Perhaps the most famous example of this is Rod Serling, the legendary author of Requiem for a Heavyweight and Patterns, who hosted the CBS anthology series The Twilight Zone from 1959 to 1964. Serling also hosted the NBC anthology drama Night Gallery from 1969 to 1973.
