Missing You
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Missing You

"Nothing burns like an old flame."

6.2
Yr 2025
Status Ended
Drama Crime Mystery
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Series Brief

Overview

When Detective Kat Donovan matches on a dating app with the fiancé who disappeared years before, she learns that some secrets are best left in the past.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 64 /100

Netflix's adaptation of Harlan Coben's Missing You received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Praise was frequently directed at the limited series' tight five-episode structure, brisk pacing, and compelling lead performance by Rosalind Eleazar as Detective Kat Donovan. Outlets like Variety and Collider highlighted the show's ability to deliver an intriguing, emotional, and twist-filled investigative mystery that works well as a quick binge-watch.

Conversely, several reviewers criticized the series for leaning too heavily on soapy melodrama and far-fetched plot twists. Critics from outlets such as Empire and Becoming The Muse noted that as the mystery unfolds, the twists can become repetitive and illogical, leading to an unsatisfactory conclusion with poorly developed antagonists.

Ultimately, consensus suggests that while Missing You does not reinvent the mystery genre and may feel forgettable shortly after viewing, it remains a functional and entertaining thriller for fans of Coben's signature style.

“Intriguing and deeply emotional, “Missing You” is an exhilarating puzzle that follows several lives over the span of a decade.”

“It boasts excellent performances — especially from Eleazar — and, in general, is exactly what you expect from an investigative series.”

“Missing You is just about competent enough to fulfil those needs with its brisk, five-episode length and enough cliffhangers to keep you going until the end.”

“starts slowly and features some desperate dialogue, though once it gets going it’s entertaining – if forgettable”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Netflix
UK • US • CA
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Why fans love it

The 2025 miniseries Missing You balances the procedural requirements of a crime drama with the invasive nature of modern digital intimacy. By centering the investigation on a chance encounter through a dating app, the narrative explores how quickly familiar history can be weaponized against the present. It treats the mystery not as a simple puzzle to solve, but as an intrusion into a detective’s carefully constructed life.

Rosalind Eleazar anchors the story, grounding a premise that could easily veer into melodrama. The script remains tethered to the conventions of the genre while emphasizing the quiet friction between professional duty and personal ghosts. This adaptation of a novel avoids overcomplicating its timeline, focusing instead on the singular tension of seeing a face that should not exist. The result is a concise mystery that moves with the brisk efficiency of a standard detective series.

Production Board

Crew

Makeup Artist
Daisy Owens Kim Brown
Music
Ben Onono
Production Designer
Vanessa Hawkins
Writer
Sumerah Srivastav Victoria Asare-Archer
Adaptation
Victoria Asare-Archer
Creator
Victoria Asare-Archer Harlan Coben
Executive Producer
Victoria Asare-Archer Nicola Shindler Daniel Brocklehurst Richard Fee Harlan Coben
Director
Nimer Rashed Isher Sahota
Costume Design
Cobbie Yates
Production Manager
Louise Adamson
Producer
Guy Hescott
Second Unit Director
Guy Hescott
Casting
Joanna Sturrock Isabella Odoffin
Novel
Harlan Coben
Second Assistant Director
Fiona Pegram
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Keywords

detective based on novel or book murder miniseries casual
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
January 01, 2025
Status
Ended
Origin
US, GB
TMDB Votes
164