Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 1 – Fool Me Once

Play trailer 1:57 Poster for Season 1 – Fool Me Once Jan 2024 Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
72% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 45% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
After her husband is brutally murdered, Maya spots someone on the nanny cam she has installed to keep an eye on her young daughter -- someone who is supposed to be dead.
Watch on Netflix Stream Now

Where to Watch

Fool Me Once — Season 1

Fool Me Once — Season 1

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Fool Me Once's reliance on twists might be too much a turnoff for some to check it out twice, but game performances by Michelle Keegan and Joanna Lumley ensure that there'll be no shame for those who stick around.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Graeme Blundell The Australian Feb 3, 2024
Just when you think you have it all figured out, Coben stuns you again and again, no matter how preposterous his twists are or how unbalanced the narrative. Go to Full Review Camilla Long The Times (UK) Jan 17, 2024
[Keegan] is imperious, humourless, brassy — and, no lie, gripping to watch. Go to Full Review Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 3, 2024
4/5
... If Lumley doesn’t quite act Keegan off-screen, she is nonetheless fantastically formidable. Throw in a plot that moves like a slinky on steroids and you have a post-Christmas thriller to cherish. Go to Full Review Samantha Schuster Cinéfilo Serial Jul 18, 2025
3.5/5
It is one of those extremely captivating miniseries with a convoluted plot that becomes increasingly complex and whose resolution is shocking and surprising. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Jorge Fernández Mencías Fotogramas Sep 24, 2024
While it won't change your life... Its incredible script twists will keep you glued to the couch because it is top-notch entertainment. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Hannah Brown Jerusalem Post Mar 14, 2024
It’s the first Netflix series in a long time that I enjoyed so much that I made time to binge it, which is saying something. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Ragtime H @ragtime.holly Aug 7, 2026 Genuinely surprised people enjoyed this, I honestly thought the script was maybe AI?? 1. main character is a woman so clearly written by a man - too many examples to even write out lmao it's actually kind of impressive 2. zero of the characters acted realistically in any way - especially when it came to confronting people for bad actions all alone with nobody knowing where they are while holding the sole piece of evidence lmfao 3. for some reason the main girl and her husband are acted by people who too recently got botox so that their facial muscles don't seem to be emoting in any recognizable fashion 4. I'm sorry but the detective's pregnant wife (also super written by a dude) is SO FAR out of his league and he doesn't even have a good personality to make it make sense 5. the main character's "backstory" fell flat, the "twist" fell flat, the ending fell flat, characters were flattttt... it's incredibly unsatisfying from start to finish. See more Frank B @RT99468417 Jul 28, 2026 The acting was beyond abysmal. The plot is also so absurd, that coupled with the ending means i wasted hours of my life on this, time I’ll never get back. See more Rowel M @RT66710446 Jul 25, 2026 Well, TBH i don't like that they killed Maya but I like the plot twist. I just felt like there's a lot of unnecessary scenes. Overall, worth watching. See more Rafi M @RT10855696 Jul 17, 2026 Just finished watching it.. suspenseful with a shocking twist at the end. See more s Y @yerubandi Jun 18, 2026 one of the worst plots. all they did in the plot was to fool the people, a superbly stupid ending. See more Denise T @Dee1925 Apr 29, 2026 Genuine crap. Bad script, bad acting, bad "plot" (and believe me the plot is definitely parenthetical). Harlan Coben is the ultimate harbinger of very very bad television. And he's not just the writer, he's the producer. What a shite this show was. See more Read all reviews
Fool Me Once — Season 1

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Michelle Keegan

Maya Stern

Adeel Akhtar

DS Sami Kierce

Richard Armitage

Joe Stern

Joanna Lumley

Actor

Emmett Scanlan

Actor

Dino Fetscher

Marty McGregor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 1, 2024 Maya attends the funeral of her murdered husband, Joe, at his family's stately home, then thinks she sees him, days later, on a hidden nanny cam. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 1, 2024 News about the murder weapon sets the investigation on a new course; Maya goes searching for answers and learns something surprising about her sister. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 1, 2024 Maya chases the car that's been following her; with the adults distracted, Claire's children investigate the mystery of their mother's old photo. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 1, 2024 The detectives question the owner of the motorbike from the crime scene; Kierce's condition catches up with him at a critical moment. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 1, 2024 Maya sees an unexpected face when she takes Lily to see her grandmother; Kierce struggles to come to terms with his test results. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 1, 2024 Suspicion falls on Maya when she's found at a crime scene, but she's the one who makes an accusation; McGregor discovers something new about Kierce. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 1, 2024 As the police close in on a suspect, Maya decides to take drastic action; Shane begs her for answers and learns the truth about their shared past. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 1, 2024 With the last pieces of the puzzle starting to fall into place, Maya confronts her husband's family one last time, and Kierce seeks help from Corey. Details

More Like This

View All
Criminal: UK 92% 88% Criminal: UK Watchlist TRAILER for Criminal: UK Dept. Q 88% 90% Dept. Q Watchlist TRAILER for Dept. Q Eric 71% 57% Eric Watchlist TRAILER for Eric Happy Valley 98% 94% Happy Valley Watchlist TRAILER for Happy Valley The Beast Must Die 86% 66% The Beast Must Die Watchlist TRAILER for The Beast Must Die Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Fool Me Once — Season 1

Fool Me Once: Season 1 Trailer Fool Me Once: Season 1 Trailer 1:57 Now Playing View more videos
View All

Fool Me Once — Season 1

Fool Me Once Fool Me Once Fool Me Once View more photos

Season Info

Executive Producer
Harlan Coben, Daniel Brocklehurst, Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 1, 2024
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings