Tom Bateman Filming Netflix Adaptation of Harlan Coben Novel The Woods

Actor Tom Bateman is currently in Liverpool filming a new Netflix series adaptation of the Harlan Coben novel The Woods, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Bateman stars in the project following his recent role in the Prime Video feature film adaptation of the Ali Hazelwood romance novel The Love Hypothesis. [1]

The Love Hypothesis film, directed by Claire Scanlon from a screenplay by Sarah Rothschild, stars Bateman alongside Lili Reinhart. The romantic comedy follows a professor and a PhD student who enter a fake relationship at their university. Prime Video released the movie on September 23, 2026, and has already confirmed a sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Wikipedia. [1][4]

Ali Hazelwood published the original bestselling romance novel in 2021, Collider reported. The story relies on romantic comedy tropes such as forced proximity and a fake relationship that develops into real feelings. [2][4]

The 37 year old actor described shifting from the romantic comedy to the new Netflix thriller series as a pleasant gear shift, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [1]