We’re off and running in 2025, and that means we’ve got new programming to sample. But what of this programming is worth your time? Let us help you decide by providing all the information you need to know if a show is for you. Today it’s a new drama based on a Harlan Coben book.
Series: Missing You
Where to Find It: All five episodes are now streaming on Netflix.
What’s It About: Netflix didn’t wait long to provide its first new content of 2025, dropping a new series on New Year’s Day. As has been the tradition the past few years, it’s a limited series based on a Harlan Coben book. This time, it’s a five-episode series that involves a couple different crime cases merging together.
Our central figure is Detective Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar). She is dealing with a couple different personal issues. First is the death of her father, a fellow policeman. A contract killer confessed, but Kat wants answers. She can’t seem to get them, even more than a decade after her father’s death. Shortly after he died, her fiancé Josh disappeared as well. She remains somewhat heart-broken, wanting to know why he left.
Soon, she’s presented with a missing persons case. It turns out the woman in question disappeared after leaving with her new boyfriend, who looks an awful lot like Josh. The case touches a personal nerve for Kat, but as she digs in it seems things aren’t as they at first appear. Can she find her missing person and some personal answers?
One Man’s Opinion of Missing You
A five-episode series with each episode around 45 minutes is a pretty appealing offering on a holiday. It certainly was for me, as I dove in early on New Year’s Day and ended up finishing this one off by early afternoon. The set up was intriguing and Eleazar is a nice lead. The rest of the cast includes some strong performers like Richard Armitage and James Nesbit, who sizzles in just a few scenes.
The cases here are engaging enough and the way the episodes end with a bit of a cliff-hanger definitely prods you to move on to the next. The episodes move at a nice pace with a sufficient number of twists and turns to keep you engaged as all these cases, inevitably, come together in surprising ways.
The ending here will likely determine how you feel. It’s definitely a gut-punch, but one that didn’t feel like it provided a lot of resolution. I didn’t mind it, but others might feel different. However, if you’re a fan of Coben’s novels, and the many adaptations of his work, this will be a fun way to kick off 2025.