The Last Thing He Told Me (TV series)

The Last Thing He Told Me is an American thriller television series for Apple TV+, based on the novel of the same name by Laura Dave. The series was developed by Laura Dave and Josh Singer and stars Jennifer Garner as the main character Hannah Hall. It premiered on April 14, 2023. In March 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise
The series follows Hannah Hall, who forms an unexpected relationship with her stepdaughter as she searches for her husband who recently disappeared.

Main

 * Jennifer Garner as Hannah Hall
 * Angourie Rice as Bailey Michaels / Kristin, Hannah's stepdaughter
 * Aisha Tyler as Jules Nichols, Hannah's best friend who is a journalist
 * Augusto Aguilera as Grady Bradford
 * Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Owen Michaels / Ethan Young

Recurring

 * John Harlan Kim as Bobby Park, Bailey's boyfriend
 * Geoff Stults as Jake Davis, Hannah's ex-fiancé who is a lawyer

Special guest stars

 * David Morse as Nicholas Bell, Owen's former father-in-law and Bailey's grandfather who is a lawyer to a mafia organization known as the Campano family

Development
Ahead of its May 4, 2021, release, the novel The Last Thing He Told Me was optioned by Hello Sunshine and Red Om Films. Soon after, in partnership with 20th Television, Hello Sunshine and Red Om Films put the project on the marketplace. Apple, in a highly competitive bidding war, won the project and gave it a straight-to-series order. Laura Dave, author of the novel, will write the adapted screenplay with her husband, Josh Singer. Olivia Newman is set to direct the series pilot, with Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Daisy Von Scherler Mayer, and Lila Neugebauer directing the other episodes. In March 2024, Apple TV+ renewed the series for a second season.

Casting
In January 2021, Julia Roberts was announced in a lead role for The Last Thing He Told Me. In November 2021, Jennifer Garner replaced Roberts as star and producer. Angourie Rice was added to the cast in April 2022, with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aisha Tyler, Geoff Stults, John Harlan Kim and Augusto Aguilera joining in May.

Filming
Filming for the series began on May 3, 2022.

Release
The Last Thing He Told Me premiered on April 14, 2023, with the first two episodes available instantly and the rest debuting on a weekly basis until May 19.

Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 45% approval rating with an average rating of 5.2/10, based on 33 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Jennifer Garner's sensitive performance brings some heart to the proceedings, but monotonous pacing and a glossy veneer keep this mystery from standing out from the pack." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The show is Apple TV+'s most watched limited series ever, reaching 4.5 million unique viewers in its first 31 days of streaming.