Lazarus Debut Ends With Ambiguous Finale

Lazarus is a six-episode psychological thriller co-written by Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst that premiered on Prime Video on October 22, 2025. It stars Sam Claflin as Joel “Laz” Lazarus and Bill Nighy as his father, Dr. Jonathan Lazarus. After Jonathan’s apparent suicide and a cryptic note reading “It’s not over” beside a drawing of a three‑legged table, Laz returns home and begins seeing visions of his father’s murdered patients, propelling him to investigate a string of concealed deaths and the 25‑year‑old murder of his sister Sutton. The plot uncovers framed suspects, buried bodies and institutional complicity, and the finale resolves many questions only to deliberately upend the apparent solution with a late twist that leaves lingering uncertainty. The series is notable as Coben’s first original TV screenplay for Amazon rather than a Netflix adaptation and leans darker and more supernatural than his typical work, with a neon‑tinged visual style. Critics and viewers were divided: performances (especially Claflin’s and Nighy’s) and pacing were often praised, while some reviewers faulted the implausible supernatural premise and plot holes.