Miniseries · Netflix
Stay Close
Everyone has secrets.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Cush Jumbo
Megan Pierce
8 eps
James Nesbitt
DS Michael Broome
8 eps
Richard Armitage
Ray Levine
8 eps
Sarah Parish
Lorraine Griggs
8 eps
Daniel Francis
Dave Shaw
8 eps
Bethany Antonia
Kayleigh Shaw
8 eps
Poppy Gilbert
'Barbie'
8 eps
Jo Joyner
Erin Cartwright
8 eps
Youssef Kerkour
Fester
8 eps
Hyoie O'Grady
'Ken'
8 eps
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Harry Sutton
8 eps
Ross Boatman
Del Flynn
8 eps
Alibe Parsons
Frances Shaw
8 eps
Leon Annor
Jamal Alade
8 eps
Dylan Francis
Jordan Shaw
8 eps
Jason Lewis
(Donald) Dave's Friend
2 eps
Isabelle Connolly
Tawny Allure
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Stay Close actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Stay Close reads strongest on Serialized, Tension and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When Carlton Flynn vanishes 17 years to the night after Stewart Green did, it sets off a chain reaction in the lives of people connected to both men.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
Episode 5
Megan's reunion with Ray is cut short. Broome and Erin investigate an anomaly in the pattern of disappearances, leading them to a complicated old case.
- Directed by Lindy Heymann
S01E02
Episode 2
Megan enlists help from an old friend as she seeks out the truth about Stewart. Broome suspects a connection as more missing persons start piling up.
S01E01
Episode 1
As her wedding approaches, Megan Pierce is troubled by a visitor from her past. Det. Mike Broome finds a new disappearance reminiscent of a cold case.
- Directed by Daniel O'Hara
S01E04
Episode 4
Harry brokers a meeting for Megan. Broome takes a leap in his personal life. Ray is questioned by the police as he tries to piece together his memories.
- Directed by Lindy Heymann
S01E07
Episode 7
Broome and Erin try to deduce who the leak is on the force. Megan finally comes clean to Dave. Del Flynn realizes his hold on Ken and Barbie is tenuous.
S01E06
Episode 6
Dave's stag night turns testy thanks to an uninvited guest. Ken and Barbie turn their focus on Megan's family. Lorraine mourns the loss of a friend.
- Directed by Lindy Heymann
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Harlan CobenExecutive Producer
Direction
- Lindy HeymannDirector
- Daniel O'HaraDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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