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By Marty Brown
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Some violence, gore in formulaic Harlan Coben series.
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Missing You
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What's the Story?
The events of MISSING YOU begin to unfold when Detective Kat Donovan (Slow Horses' Rosalind Eleazar) finds her ex-fiancé, Josh, on a dating app after he's been missing for 10 years. Josh's reemergence just happens to coincide with Kat's last opportunity to interrogate the man who murdered her father, and she begins to realize the two events may be connected.
Is It Any Good?
Harlan Coben adaptations have become a bit of an institution, offering low-investment mysteries with a rotating cast of pedigreed British actors. Missing You serves up a similarly intriguing premise with an exciting cast (led by Slow Horses' Rosalind Eleazar). But the creators have gotten sloppier after so many miniseries. Here, the plot holes, loose ends, coincidences, and clichés threaten to derail what should be easy coasting comfort TV.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the mystery. What are the various things that Kat is investigating in Missing You? How are they connected?
How does the series depict events that happened in the past? How does the present-day contrast with the past? What are some ways that the events of the past are affecting the present?
What do you think happened? Who killed Kat's father? How are all the threads connected? How did your expectations change over the course of the series?
TV Details
- Premiere date : January 1, 2025
- Cast : Rosalind Eleazar , Richard Armitage , Jessica Plummer
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Drama
- TV rating :
- Last updated : January 22, 2025
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