| Missing You | |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Based on | Missing You byHarlan Coben |
| Screenplay by | Victoria Asare-Archer |
| Directed by | Nimer Rashed Isher Sahota |
| Starring | Rosalind Eleazar |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Producer | Guy Hescott |
| Running time | 41–46 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) |
Missing You is athriller television miniseries made for streaming serviceNetflix, adapted fromthe novel of the same name byHarlan Coben, who acts as executive producer on the series. It was released on 1 January 2025.
Detective Kat Donovan discovers her "missing" fiancé on a dating app, over a decade since his disappearance.[1]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Every Breath You Take" | Nimer Rashed | Victoria Asare-Archer | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) | |
Detective Kat Donovan continues to be haunted by the murder of her father, a police officer, and the ghosting by her fiancé, Josh, 11 years earlier. Kat matches with Josh on a dating application. Josh accepts the match but later disconnects the match. Kat is working on a case of a man, Rishi, who disappeared. Rishi’s car was found along with a cottage he rented for a romantic getaway. Rishi tried to escape his captors, but Rishi is unsuccessful. Kat creates one last opportunity to talk with the man, Monte Leburne, who has been convicted of killing her father; Monte is dying of cancer, and his prison nurse gives him a 'truth serum' under the guise of sedating him. Monte says he didn’t actually kill Kat’s father, Clint, but just took the fall for his murder. Kat’s friend, Stacey, finds Josh’s name on Monte’s visitor’s log. | |||||
| 2 | "With or Without You" | Nimer Rashed | Victoria Asare-Archer | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) | |
Kat appears at the house of Detective Stagger, her boss, early the next morning with Monte’s revelation. Detective Stagger doubts his story while Kat begs Stagger to visit Monte in prison before Monte dies. Brendan, a nineteen year old, seeks out Kat with a plea to help his mother who he claims is missing. Brendan breaks into Kat’s flat and hacks his mother’s bank accounts. Brendan tells Kat that his mother went to Costa Rica with Josh and withdrew money from an ATM 10 miles off the family’s regular route to the airport. Brendan is certain something terrible has happened to his mother. Monte dies without Stagger visiting him in prison. It is revealed Stagger accompanied Josh on Josh’s visit to Monte. Kat confronts Stagger about his presence at Josh’s visit. Stagger said Josh used his access to Kat to further his journalistic career. Stagger puts Kat on leave when Kat revealed she cut corners to see Monte in prison. Rishi is threatened by two men to deposit £25,000 to a specific account or his girlfriend, Vanessa, will be harmed. Rishi complies and is chained up in a barn stall. Later, Rishi attacks one of his captors, but ends up being murdered and cremated. It is revealed that several other individuals are being held captive in separate stalls. | |||||
| 3 | "Never Too Much" | Nimer Rashed | Victoria Asare-Archer & Sumerah Srivastay | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) | |
| 4 | "Don't You Forget About Me" | Isher Sahota | Victoria Asare-Archer | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) | |
| 5 | "Chain Reaction" | Isher Sahota | Victoria Asare-Archer | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) | |
In January 2024, it was announced thatNetflix would be adaptingMissing You byHarlan Coben, who acts as executive producer on the series through his company Final Twist Productions.[4]
The series was produced by Quay Street Productions. It is written by Victoria Asare-Archer and directed by Sean Spencer. Executive producers along with Coben areNicola Shindler, Richard Fee, Asare-Archer, andDanny Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer.[5]
The series hasRosalind Eleazar in a lead role alongsideRichard Armitage, withLenny Henry,Samantha Spiro,Steve Pemberton,Lisa Faulkner andPaul Kaye also confirmed in the cast.[6]Ashley Walters was seen on set in Manchester in late March 2024 and was confirmed in the cast in June 2024, along withJames Nesbitt and musicianMatt Willis.[7][8]
Filming got underway in March 2024 with filming locations including Le Mans Crescent and Victoria Square inBolton.[9][10] Filming also took place inManchester city centre,[11][12] andParkgate on theWirral Peninsula.[13]
The series premiered onNetflix on 1 January 2025.[14][15]
The review aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported a 48% approval rating with an average rating of 5.2/10, based on 29 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Missing You tests the psyche but leaves one with the lingering effects of a soapy, twisty, and slippery miniseries."[16]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[17]
The Guardian found the first episodes repetitive, but that the series improved in later ones.[18]
