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Eleven years ago, Detective Kat Donovan’s fiance Josh—the love of her life—disappeared and she hasn’t been heard from since. Today, while looking through profiles on a dating app, Cathy’s world comes crashing down again when she sees his face on one of the accounts. Josh’s reappearance forces him to delve into the mystery of his father’s murder and uncover long-buried secrets in his past.
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Netflix relied on a lesser-known face to carry its series: Rosalind Eleazar will fall for Inspector Kat Donovan, a woman who is sure of herself and does not give up, especially when it comes to discovering the truth about death. his father
However, regulars of Harlan Coben’s series will be pleased to find Richard Armitage in the casting – for the fourth time – this time as the police chief. As for Ashley Walters, seen in the excellent Top Boy, she plays Cathy’s long-lost ex-fiancé.
A formula that has already borne fruit
Harlan Coben and Netflix, it’s a perfect love story. For his eighth collaboration with the streaming platform, the writer chose to bring to the screen one of his latest novels, which was released in 2023. Menadreb (Missing You in VO) is a charming thriller whose secret only he has. In the show: A heroine who investigates several disappearances and the death of her father a few years earlier. He will make amazing revelations and discover the true face of those around him.
After scoring a hit last year with Double Trap – which is one of Netflix’s 10 most-watched series of all time – the US giant is hoping to achieve the same feat with You Missing online on the same date. With 5 short episodes only 45 minutes long, that is Surplus with crazy speed. And the twists and turns will make you go all the way…
The strength of Harlan Coben’s novels has always been to take the reader in unexpected directions. And the same goes for his series: it’s about identity theft, online fraud, and double lives.
Even if qualitatively speaking, this new production is not the top of the basket (the first few minutes are a very low-quality TV movie), it can rely on a compact and effective plot. There are revelations in each episode, and especially in the final minutes, that call everything into question.
What I miss is the advantage that this is a mini-series and the audience gets what they pay for: there is a closed ending and the writers answer all our questions. After all, isn’t that what we’re asking for with this kind of production?
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