- Netflix's "Fool Me Once" is the streamer's latest series based on a Harlan Coben book.
- The show follows a woman who sees her supposedly dead husband on a nanny cam.
Netflix's "Fool Me Once" is based on the book of the same name by Harlan Coben, and it follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan), a grieving widow who sees her dead husband on a nanny cam inside her house.
The eight-episode miniseries, which premiered on Monday, sees Maya tackle her controversial military history while investigating her wealthy husband's shady past in a sprawling mystery.
Keegan, best known for her "Downton Abbey" and "Our Girl" roles, is joined by a few well-known British stars, including "The Hobbit" star Richard Armitage as Maya's late husband, Joe Burkett, and "Absolutely Fabulous" icon Joanna Lumley as Joe's mother, Judith Burkett.
Although Coben's book is set in New Jersey, where the author grew up, the Netflix series is set in the UK.
"Fool Me Once" mainly takes place in and about the fictional town of Winherst. But Manchester, Salford, Oldham, and other locations in Cheshire were used as the backdrop for all those juicy plot twists.
One of the locations Maya frequently visits is the Farmwood mansion, owned by her mother-in-law, Judith. Arley Hall in Cheshire was used as the wealthy matriarch's home.
Fans of "Peaky Blinders" might recognize the huge house as the same one owned by gangster Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) in the BBC period crime drama.
Maya also has a pretty big house where much of the drama occurs. Producer Jessica Taylor told Manchester Evening News they used a house in the small town of Alderley Edge in Cheshire for Maya's home.
Taylor also explained that they had to build a gun cabinet into the house because the story required it.
"We took over a residential house for three weeks, and this is where you see the nanny cam scene, as well as discussing stuff with her best friend Shane," she said. "There is also a gun room at her property, but naturally we had to build this into the house as we don't tend to have those in this country."
One of the most important scenes is the moment Joe gets gunned down while walking in a park at night with Maya. The producers used Oldham's Alexandra Park as the location for the dramatic moment.
As Joe's past gets put under the microscope, Maya visits his old private school to figure out what happened to him and his friends when they were younger. These scenes were shot at Bolton School at weekends and during school holidays.