Alert: Missing Persons Unit
TV Series2023–present · 2 seasons · 19 episodes · Returning

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Taste attributes: dramadetectivecrimeactionfasttried & testedunsavouryheavylineargrittyemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Every second counts."

Boxlist takeA serious drama series, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 51 votes

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Where to watch

Streaming data: JustWatch

Seasons

Season 2

· 2024 · 10 episodes
Episodes (10)
  1. 1Bus 4475 Mar 2024

    As the MPU moves into new offices, which comes with new boss Inspector Hollis Braun, a call comes in reporting the disappearance of an entire city bus full of students on a field trip. The team utilizes a father who tried to stop the kidnapping, as Jason reaches out to an old colleague for assistance in the search.

  2. 2Benjamin Franklin12 Mar 2024

    The MPU searches for a Benjamin Franklin aficionado after he suspiciously disappears during one of his city tours. Meanwhile, a new forensic scientist is hired and the team attempts to manage her over-eager working style. Jason and Mike try to bond as new partners.

  3. 3Gemma & Isabel19 Mar 2024

    A young pregnant woman goes missing one day before her emergency c-section and the adopting mother turns to the MPU to locate her before the baby's life is risked. Meanwhile Jason digs deeper in the car bombing case and meets a disapproving Braun.

  4. 4Maya26 Mar 2024

    The MPU searches for a homeless female teen that disappeared after running away from home and living in Philly's Gayborhood. Kemi is hit especially hard as the team races to find and rescue the missing teen. Jason and Nikki spar over his continued investigation into the car bombing.

  5. 5Ms. Patty2 Apr 2024

    The MPU searches for a kidnapped tough-as-nails neighborhood watch captain. Jason enlists Wayne's help investigating the car bombing. Mike is concerned Nikki is keeping secrets from him.

  6. 6Jedidiah & Lucy9 Apr 2024

    Mike is taken back to his first unsolved case when the remains of an Amish man surface seven years after his murder. After he reconnects with the man's family, the wife of the man mysteriously goes missing, prompting a massive search and disclosing a web of deceit.

  7. 7@Kyra16 Apr 2024

    A popular travel influencer goes missing and the MPU race to find her as a hurricane rages and a state of emergency is declared. Mike and Wayne get closer as Helen connects with someone unexpectedly in the aftermath of Nikki's bachelorette party.

  8. 8Alexi30 Apr 2024

    The MPU is on the case when a young hockey player goes missing during a fight with an opponent on the ice. Kemi is unexpectedly reunited with a face from the past. Nikki runs interference with Braun when Jason dives deeper into the car bombing murders.

  9. 9Paul Miller7 May 2024

    The MPU is on the case when a young boy claims his father was abducted by aliens as they were stargazing at a remote campsite. Jason and Nikki enlist Mike's help in getting access to Braun's computer files. Kemi and Helen partner up and venture out into the field.

  10. 10Federal Prisoner #07198F-068P14 May 2024

    When Wayne goes missing on the day of Nikki & Mike's wedding, the joyous festivities are put on hold as Jason and the MPU race to locate her and finally bring down Inspector Braun and his connection to the car bombing murders.

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

When police officer Nikki Batista’s son goes missing, she joins the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Person’s Unit (MPU) to help other people find their loved ones, even as she searches for her own. Six years later, her world is turned upside-down when her ex-husband, Jason Grant, a former police officer, shows up with a proof-of-life photo of their missing boy. Or is it?

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Scott CaanDania RamirezRyan BroussardAdeola Role

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2023
Episode length
44 min
Status
Returning
Studio
FOX Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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