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The first look images of Michelle Keegan's new Netflix project have been released - and fans don't have long to wait. 

The actress, 36, will star as the lead role in Harlan Coben's best-selling thriller, Fool Me Once after signing a reported six-figure deal. 

Michelle will take on the role of Maya Stern, a widower who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). 

Netflix released the first stills from the show on Thursday and announced it will be released on New Year's Day. 

The story will follow a grieving Maya as she tries to unwrap the mystery of her husband, as after installing a nanny-cam to watch her daughter, she sees Joe in the house. 

Fool me once: The first look images of Michelle Keegan 's new Netflix project have been released - and fans don't have long to wait

Fool me once: The first look images of Michelle Keegan 's new Netflix project have been released - and fans don't have long to wait

Exciting: The actress, 36, will star as the lead role in Harlan Coben's best-selling thriller, Fool Me Once after signing a reported six-figure deal (pictured with Richard Armitage)

Exciting: The actress, 36, will star as the lead role in Harlan Coben's best-selling thriller, Fool Me Once after signing a reported six-figure deal (pictured with Richard Armitage) 

Mystery unravels: Michelle will take on the role of Maya Stern, a widower who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe

Mystery unravels: Michelle will take on the role of Maya Stern, a widower who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe

Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce (Adeel Akhtar) leads the homicide investigation into Joe's death while grappling with secrets of his own. 

Meanwhile, Maya's niece and nephew, Abby and Daniel, are trying to find the truth about their mother's murder, several months earlier.  

Joanna Lumley plays Judith Burkett, Joe’s protective mother. 

Speaking of Michelle's new role, a TV source

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