About “Run Away” in a few words:

Run Away is a twisty Netflix thriller based on a Harlan Coben novel that dropped at the start of 2026. It kicks off with Simon Greene, a seemingly ordinary dad whose life unravels when his daughter goes missing and reappears in a world of addiction and danger. What follows is a search that drags him into murder investigations, buried secrets, and complex relationships — where nobody is quite who they seem.

Meet the characters from Run Away

Simon Greene

Simon is the kind of stubborn, quietly fierce leader who you notice even when he tries not to be noticed; he’s got this low-key charisma that somehow pulls everyone along whether he wants to or not. He’s endlessly practical — maps, duct tape, and a pocketknife are basically his religion — but also collects terrible romantic poetry on the side (don’t ask how that fits). Protective to a fault, he’ll argue with you for three hours about safety and then disappear for a day because “he needed to think” (which probably means he got lost, classic Simon). He’s infuriatingly competent and also heartbreakingly human; flawed plans, good intentions, and a weird fondness for chewed-up pencils make him oddly lovable.

Ingrid Greene

Ingrid is sharp as a tack and twice as nosy, the kind of person who remembers everyone’s birthdays and also knows when you’re lying before you do. She runs the emotional and logistical centers with the ease of someone who’s done it all and insists she hates sentimentality — while secretly keeping every single ticket stub and sticky note from the last ten years. Gruff but warm, she tolerates nonsense about as well as a thunderstorm tolerates glass, yet she’ll volunteer for the middle-of-the-night rescue because someone’s always going to need her. She’s contradictory in the best way: sensible planner, spontaneous detour-taker, and so very stubborn about her hot tea rituals.

Isaac Fagbenle

Isaac is the outsider-with-a-cause who bursts in with half-baked schemes and a smile that makes you suspiciously hopeful, like a walking plot twist. Resourceful and a tiny bit theatrical, he fixes problems with tape, charm, and an alarming number of metaphors; also writes poems that sound like they were penned on a train platform at midnight (maybe they were). He’ll argue philosophy at breakfast and disappear at sunset to tinker with gadgets or sketch something impossible — the inconsistency is his charm. He’s the catalyst: messy, brilliant at improvisation, and somehow always right when it counts (or at least very persuasive).

Sam Greene

Sam is the kid-energy nucleus of the crew — loud, stubborn, impossibly loyal, and prone to making friends with everyone including suspicious birds. He’s impulsive in that adorable way that gets people in trouble, but also has this fierce moral center that surprises you when he won’t let a bully get away with something. Loves collections (buttons, rocks, a weird array of caps), claims to be allergic to spinach while somehow being the household gardener; contradictions make him interesting, okay? He’s funny, occasionally infuriating, and the sort of person who will make you laugh at 3 a.m. while also reminding you to lock the back door.

Anya Greene

Anya is quietly intense, like a storm contained in a teacup; she watches everything and writes down notes no one knows about, then surprises you with an exact plan that actually works. Artistic and a little broody, she paints, annotates, and invents rules for life that she breaks on weekends, which is part of her charm. She’s skeptical and soft at once — good at sharp observations, terrible at small talk — and has an inexplicable habit of collecting feathers even though she’s terrified of birds (yes, very contradictory). Anya is the secret brain of the operation: reserved, fiercely loyal, and unexpectedly hilarious when she lets her guard down.