It didn't take long for me to get hooked on Netflix's latest series, The Innocent. The eight-episode thriller sees Mateo Vidal (Mario Casas) get swept up in a mystery that could tear his life apart, nine years after he was sent to prison for the accidental killing of a man in a bar fight. Both in tone and narrative, at times The Innocent gives off strong The Serpent vibes, leading many to wonder if it is also based on a true story. Unlike the other Netflix hit, which dramatized the murders of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, The Innocent is an adaptation of the Harlan Coben mystery novel of the same name.

The Spanish adaptation of Coben's 2005 novel stays pretty faithful to the book as Coben is an executive producer on the series. The protagonist still finds himself wrapped up in a murder mystery set in motion by the...