All the surprise cameos in Harlan Coben’s new Netflix thriller Missing You – including two I’m A Celeb stars, a comedian and a Celebrity MasterChef winner

Netflix‘s highly-anticipated new Harlan Coben thriller Missing You is set to hit screens on New Year’s Day – with a number of stars making some surprising cameos.

The limited series follows DI Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar) on a mind-blowing investigation sparked after her ex-fiancé, who ghosted her, resurfaces on a dating app. 

The six-part series already has a stellar cast joining lead actress Rosalind, with Ashley Walters as missing fiancé Josh, as well as Steve Pemberton, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Jessica Plummer. 

However, there are a number of unexpected appearances from TV favourites set to thrill fans during the show, including comedian Lenny Henry who portrays Clint Donovan, the police officer father of Kat who meets an untimely end after being murdered. 

While well known for his stand-up comedy and presenting roles, Lenny has carved out an impressive acting career, featuring in the likes of Three Little Birds, Broadchurch and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. 

Meanwhile, former Celebrity MasterChef winner Lisa Faulkner will also pop up on screens as she plays Dana Fells. 

The limited series follows DI Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar) on a mind-blowing investigation sparked after her ex-fiancé [Ashley Walters pictured], who ghosted her, resurfaces on a dating app

Having forged a career as a TV presenter, cookery author and celebrity chef, it can be easy for fans to forget that she first made a name for herself as an actress, with roles in several shows including Holby City, Spooks, EastEnders, Waterloo Road and Death In Paradise. 

It has already been reported that two I’m A Celebrity stars will also make an appearance in the new thriller, with GK Barry, fresh from her stint in the Australian jungle, set to take on the role of Vanessa, according to the Metro. 

While former King of the Jungle and Busted singer Matt Willis also has a cameo part playing Darryl – with the star excitedly revealing on Instagram that he’ll feature in the first episode. 

Though this will be GK’s first foray into the acting world, Matt has already cut his teeth on TV, with roles in Birds of a Feather, Allies, EastEnders and Murdoch Mysteries. 

Other notable TV stars set to appear in Harlen Coben’s latest offering include Marc Warren as Monte Leburn, Samantha Spiro as Nurse Sally Steiner and Mary Malone as Aqua. 

Hot off the heels of the huge success of Michelle Keegan‘s Fool Me Once, the crime author has signed a five-year deal to bring more of his novels to the streaming service. 

Fool Me Once centred around Judith’s (Dame Joanna Lumley) opulent home, which also featured as Tommy Shelby’s abode in Peaky Blinders.

The streaming giant revealed that Missing You will premiere on New Year’s Day. 

There are a number of unexpected appearances from TV favourites set to thrill fans during the show, including comedian Lenny Henry who portrays Clint Donovan

Lenny plays the police officer father of lead character Kat, who meets an untimely end after being murdered

While well known for his stand-up comedy and presenting roles, Lenny has carved out an impressive acting career, featuring in the likes of Three Little Birds, Broadchurch and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power [pictured, centre]

Meanwhile, former Celebrity MasterChef winner Lisa Faulkner will also pop up on screens as she plays Dana Fells

Having forged a career as a TV presenter, cookery author and celebrity chef, it can be easy for fans to forget that she first made a name for herself as an actress, with roles in several shows including Holby City, Spooks, EastEnders [pictured], Waterloo Road and Death In Paradise

GK Barry is set to take on the role of Vanessa in the new six-parter which will be led by Slow Horses actor Rosalind Eleazar, according to the Metro

While former King of the Jungle and Busted singer Matt Willis also has a cameo part playing Darryl 

The star excitedly revealed on Instagram on Monday that he’ll feature in the first episode

Though this will be GK’s first foray into the acting world, Matt has already cut his teeth on TV, with roles in Birds of a Feather [pictured], Allies, EastEnders and Murdoch Mysteries

The official synopsis reads: ‘Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan’s fiancé Josh – the love of her life – disappeared and she’s never heard from him since.

‘Now, swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again.

‘Josh’s reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past.’

Nimer Rashed, the director of Fool Me Once, has returned once again to direct episodes alongside Isher Sahota, known for Ridley and Grace.

Victoria Asare-Archer, who co-wrote the 2021 Coben thriller Stay Close, was in charge of screenwriting.

The series will comprise of five hour-long episodes and is set to be a huge hit for Netflix.

The full-length trailer shows Rosalind Eleazar character Kat with her fiancé Josh, played by Ashley Walters, before he went missing.

The six-part series already has a stellar cast joining lead actress Rosalind, with Ashley Walters as missing fiancé Josh [Ashley and Rosalind pictured], as well as Steve Pemberton, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Jessica Plummer 

The limited series DI Kat Donovan on a mind-blowing investigation sparked after her ex-fiancé, who ghosted her, resurfaces on a dating app

Hot off the heels of the huge success of Michelle Keegan’s Fool Me Once, the crime author has signed a five-year deal to bring more of his novels to the streaming service

It then jumps forward 11 years to show her friend, played by Jessica Plummer, suggesting she looks for Josh on a dating app.

Choppy clips show the Missing Persons detective appealing for information about a missing man by the name of Rishi Magari and being asked to help find a man’s mother.

The trailer’s editing then appears to suggest that the man his missing mother was last seen with was Kat’s missing fiancé Josh, as we see her find his profile on the dating app.

The rest of the video shows Kat struggling with leads on the investigation and being confronted with the idea that Josh was perhaps not the person she thought he was.

Teasing what viewers can expect from Missing You during a recent interview with Digital Spy, Coben said: ‘I think it may be my most gripping, and the ending will not only surprise you.

‘In fact, [when] I recently re-watched it, I was completely fooled by the ending – and I wrote it.

‘But I think you’ll genuinely be moved,’ he added. ‘Tell me if you shed a tear at the last episode of Missing You.’

It comes after Fool Me Once has had viewers hooked with its gripping episodes and plot twists since its New Year’s Day release (pictured Michelle Keegan and Adeel Akhtar pictured left)

Fool Me Once became the most-watched series for the first half of the year, racking up an impressive 108 million views

Missing You follows the success of Fool Me Once, which released on the streaming platform last New Year’s Day and thrust Michelle Keegan back into the spotlight.

Fool Me Once became the most-watched series for the first half of the year, racking up an impressive 108 million views.

Michelle, who plays the main character Maya Burkett, was completely starstuck after the series hit number one worldwide.

She thanked fans in disbelief of the popularity it has gained with a slew of snaps of her on set, with the caption: ‘Number 1 in the world & in more than 60 countries. I feel like I’m in a dream right now.

‘Thank you to every single person who has reached out or messaged me re Fool Me Once i promise you I read them all.

‘Over the moon that you’ve enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed making it. It’s been a very very special week.’

Fool Me Once was released as a novel in 2016, and follows the likes of The Stranger and Stay Close to become the eighth member of Netflix’s Harlan Coben Collection.

Missing You arrives on Netflix on January 1, 2025.