Jo Nesb isn't the next 'Harlan Coben of Netflix' according to the crime
writer himself and he's 'not even thought about' Detective Hole season 2
Date:
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000
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Don't expect lots of Jo Nesb adaptations on Netflix after Detective Hole unlike the Harlan Coben collection, Nesb hasn't given his TV future a 'second thought'.
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successful An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Author Jo Nesb might have sold up to 80 million copies of his best-selling books worldwide, but the new TV show Detective
Hole marks his first foray onto Netflix . You might remember movies such as Headhunter and The Snowman based on his work, but Nesb wasn't actually involved creatively... and it feels like the less said about them, the
better.
This time around, Nesb is the showrunner for his nine-episode strong Netflix series, based on the fifth Harry Hole book, The Devil's Star . In fact, it's got the official rebrand of Jo Nesb's Detective Hole , which is something we've seen on the streamer before. Of course, I'm thinking of fellow crime writing giant Harlan Coben , whose name has been dropped before so many of
his book-to-TV adaptations on Netflix, there's an entire collection of them you can peruse on your profile. Coben is the showrunner on all of them, and each has so far been a colossal banger from Fool Me Once to the explosive
Run Away , which only debuted in January. Article continues below You may
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Surely it then makes sense that Nesb will follow the same path, curating a collection of stories on the small screen that he creatively controls. But when I ask him about it, not only does he not seem bothered by what the
future holds, but he has "no plans" for it either. Today's best Netflix deals Netflix - Standard with ads $6.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix - Standard $15.49 /mth View at Netflix Netflix - Premium $22.99 /mth View at Netflix 'This is about Harry as a character his life and his destiny' Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube Watch On "I haven't really thought about that," Nesb tells me as I ask him about his potential Netflix legacy and Detective Hole season 2. He might not be that bothered,
but to me, the series seems like an obvious springboard for more adaptations.
Why? Not only do global audiences lap up crime dramas like they're crumbs on
a plate, but Nesb's series has had a clever title change. Instead of the very specific The Devil's Star following the fifth Harry Hole installment that
the show is based on it's been broadened to just Detective Hole .
Surely there is scope for more Harry Hole stories to be developed under the Detective Hole name, then? Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from
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"I think the idea was that this is a story because it's also a recap of the two previous novels, Nemesis and The Redbreast ," he tells me about the name change. "That was one reason. But I think that it's more that it's the novel where Harry having been behind the camera in the previous novels and being the reader's eye into the mystery is now stepping in front of the camera. He's becoming the center of attention.
"It's not only about the murder mystery. It's about Harry as a character, Harry's life, and Harry's destiny."
Well, there goes my plan to mastermind a Jo Nesb Netflix collection to sit alongside Harlan Coben's. But hey... never say never. Today's best Netflix deals Netflix - Standard with ads $6.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix - Standard $15.49 /mth View at Netflix Netflix - Premium $22.99 /mth View at Netflix Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!
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