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Missing You (2025 TV series)

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Missing You
Based onMissing You
by Harlan Coben
Screenplay byVictoria Asare-Archer
Directed byNimer Rashed
Isher Sahota
StarringRosalind Eleazar
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
ProducerGuy Hescott
Running time41–46 minutes
Production companies
  • Quay Street Productions
  • Final Twist Productions
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)

Missing You is a television series made for streaming service Netflix, adapted from the novel of the same name by Harlan Coben, who acts as executive producer on the series. It was released on 1 January 2025.

Premise

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Detective Kat Donovan discovers her "missing" fiancé on a dating app, over a decade since his disappearance.[1]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Every Breath You Take"Nimer RashedVictoria Asare-Archer1 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 crates 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 RashedVictoria Asare-Archer1 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 RashedVictoria Asare-Archer & Sumerah Srivastay1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)
4"Don't You Forget About Me"Isher SahotaVictoria Asare-Archer1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)
5"Chain Reaction"Isher SahotaVictoria Asare-Archer1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)

Production

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In January 2024, it was announced that Netflix would be adapting Missing You by Harlan 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 are Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee, Asare-Archer, and Danny Brocklehurst. Guy Hescott is the producer.[5]

The series has Rosalind Eleazar in a lead role alongside Richard Armitage, with Lenny Henry, Samantha Spiro, Steve Pemberton, Lisa Faulkner and Paul 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 with James Nesbitt and musician Matt Willis.[7][8]

Filming got underway in March 2024 with filming locations including Le Mans Crescent and Victoria Square in Bolton.[9][10] Filming also took place in Manchester city centre,[11][12] and Parkgate on the Wirral Peninsula.[13]

Release

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The series premiered on Netflix on 1 January 2025.[14][15]

Reception

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 52% approval rating with an average rating of 5.3/10, based on 23 critic reviews.[16] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[17] The Guardian found the first episodes repetitive but that the series improved in later ones.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Stedman, Emily (22 January 2024). "Netflix confirm two new Harlan Coben dramas following Fool Me Once success". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Corbett, Erin. "Harlan Coben's Missing You is a Mystery You Won't Want to Miss". Netflix.com. Tudum by Netflix. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ Mercuri, Monica (3 January 2025). "Who Plays Aqua In 'Missing You' On Netflix? Meet Mary Malone". Forbes.
  4. ^ Szalai, Georg (22 January 2024). "Netflix Greenlights Two More Harlan Coben Series Adaptations After Success of 'Fool Me Once'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kanter, Jake (22 January 2024). "Netflix Commits To Two More Harlan Coben Adaptations After 'Fool Me Once' Smash Hit". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ^ Shafer, Ellise (14 March 2024). "Julie Delpy-Suranne Jones Political Series 'The Choice,' Real Estate Show 'Buying London,' Marian Keyes' 'Grown Ups' Adaptation Among Netflix U.K. Commissions". Variety. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ^ Zammitt, Erin (27 March 2024). "Top Boy's Ashley Walters in new look at Harlan Coben's next Netflix show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ Warner, Sam (5 June 2024). "BBC's The Missing star joins Harlan Coben's new Netflix show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. ^ Sarrubba, Stefania (4 March 2024). "Harlan Coben's next Netflix series offers fresh look with Slow Horses star". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ Harrison, Zach (4 March 2024). "Missing You filming based on Harlan Coben novel takes place in Bolton". Bolton News. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  11. ^ Wilkikson, Damon (7 March 2024). "Netflix films new Harlan Coben crime thriller Missing You in Manchester city centre". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ^ Bourne, Dianne (26 March 2024). "Lenny Henry pictured filming new Netflix Harlan Coben drama in Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  13. ^ McGrath, Rebecca (6 June 2024). "PICTURES: Film crew spotted filming new TV series at Parkgate". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  14. ^ Netflix UK & Ireland [@NetflixUK] (6 November 2024). "Nothing burns like an old flame... and your New Year's plans just got a lot hotter. @HarlanCoben's Missing You arrives 1 January, only on Netflix" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Turner, Laura Jane (10 December 2024). "Shows coming in 2025 that you won't want to miss". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Missing You: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Missing You: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  18. ^ Mangan, Lucy (1 January 2025). "Missing You review – you won't remember a thing about Harlan Coben's latest mystery 10 minutes later". The Guardian.
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