The Missing
Seen it?2014 | 2 seasons | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a short run with a modest audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Law & Order: Special Victims Unit or Sharp Objects, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 16 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A gripping anthological relationship thriller series exploring the emotional fallout of a child's abduction not only on the family but on the wider community, told over two time frames.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 265K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12014 · 8 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
Season 22016 · 8 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Harry Williams, Jack Williams
- David MorrisseySam Webster
- Keeley HawesGemma Webster
- Abigail HardinghamAlice Webster
- Tchéky KaryoJulien Baptiste
- Anastasia HilleCelia Baptiste
- Lia WilliamsNadia Herz
- Laura FraserEve Stone
- Roger AllamAdrian Stone
- Jake DaviesMatthew Webster