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Stranger ThingsStranger Things
Netflix, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi | ► Trailer
4.5


The series is set in 1980 Hawkins, Indiana where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.


DarkDark
Netflix, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.4


Dark, a family saga with a supernatural twist, is set in a German town in present day where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four families. In ten, hour-long episodes, the story takes on a supernatural twist that ties back to the same town in 1986.


ColonyColony
USA, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | ► Trailer
4.1


This show is set in the very near future - 2015 - in Los Angeles, which is occupied by aliens with whom some humans collaborate and benefit from the new order, while others rebel and suffer the consequences.


Pretty Little LiarsPretty Little Liars
Freeform, 2010 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Teens, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.2


Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret. Gossip thrives amid the Mercedes-Benz, mega mansions, and perfectly manicured hedges in the exclusive town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania. Everyone has something to hide.


All Her FaultAll Her Fault
Peacock, 2025 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Thriller, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
4.5


The suburban-thriller limited series is set in Chicago and revolves around "Marissa Irvine, who arrives at 14 Arthur Ave., expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn't a mother she recognizes. She isn't the nanny. She doesn't have Milo. And so begins every parent's worst nightmare.


EricEric
Netflix, 2024 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.3


Eric tracks what happens when a young boy goes missing in 1980s Manhattan. His grief-stricken father, Vincent, a puppeteer on America's leading kids' TV show, finds solace through his friendship with Eric, the monster that lives under Edgar's bed.


The MissingThe Missing
BBC One, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery | ► Trailer
3.9


The show follows Tony as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son, Oliver, during a family vacation in France. He becomes a man obsessed, unable to accept that his child may be dead and spends years searching for him.


The Stolen GirlThe Stolen Girl
Disney+, 2025 Cancelled/Ended | Thriller, Reality | ► Trailer
3.4


In The Stolen Girl, a seemingly ordinary decision turns the world of Elisa, mum to two young kids, upside down. When Elisa's nine-year-old daughter asks to go on an overnight playdate with her new best friend, Elisa agrees. But when she says goodnight to her daughter, she has no idea that she is about to be thrust into every parent's worst nightmare, and when Elisa goes to pick her up, she discovers that the beautiful house was a holiday rental, while her daughter has disappeared. What follows is a manhunt across Europe, while Elisa and husband Fred find themselves the object of police scrutiny.


Ten Days in the ValleyTen Days in the Valley
ABC, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
3.8


Follows Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick), an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a fractious separation. When her young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night, Jane's world - and her controversial police series - implodes. Life imitates art: everything's a mystery, everyone has a secret, and no one can be trusted.


The Disappearance of Madeleine McCannThe Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Netflix, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Mystery, Documentary, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
3.8


The documentary takes a detailed look at the disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday with her family.


La chica de nieveLa chica de nieve
Netflix, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
3.8


When a little girl goes missing during a parade in Málaga, a young newspaper journalist becomes fiercely determined to help Amaya's parents find her.


Where's Wanda?Where's Wanda?
Apple TV+, 2024 Running | Comedy, Drama | ► Trailer
2.3


How far would you go to save your child? For Carlotta and Dedo, the answer is clear. Until recently they were a normal family, but after waiting in vain for the police to bring back their 17-year-old daughter Wanda, who disappeared months ago without a trace, they are now taking matters into their own hands. With the help of their tech-savvy son Ole, who helps them obtain surveillance devices, they disguise themselves as employees of an electrical company and bug first their neighborhood and then half their suburb, finding out that behind closed doors none of their neighbors are who they pretend to be.


The DrowningThe Drowning
Channel 5, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
2.2


The Drowning tells the story of Jodie, who, when Jodie catches sight of Daniel, a teenage boy, she is convinced she has found her missing son. Whether she is right or not, in that moment her spark of hope is ignited and she commits to a dangerous and transgressive path that will take her to the edge of reason. How far will she go? How far would any of us go to find a missing child?


The Disappearance (2017)The Disappearance (2017)
CTV, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mystery | ► Trailer
3.7


The Disappearance a six-part event series following the mysterious disappearance of 10-year-old Anthony Wilson, who vanishes on his birthday during a treasure hunt.In The Disappearance, Anthony's extended family is devastated by his unexplained and sudden disappearance. The series premiere opens the story the night before Anthony's disappearance and follows the family through the investigation of his sudden vanishing. As the police search for signs and traces of evidence, long-buried familial secrets with devastating consequences come back to the surface, leaving a permanent mark on every generation of the Wilson family.


The GulfThe Gulf
TV3, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Crime | ► Trailer
3.8


A detective recovering from amnesia caused by a shocking car accident begins to suspect not everything is as it seems, following the reappearance of a young boy.


Zachowaj SpokójZachowaj Spokój
Netflix, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | ► Trailer
4.0


The series Zachowaj Spokój is another Netflix title based on a novel by Harlan Coben. It will be directed by Michał Gazda and Bartosz Konopka. The six-episode series is set in an affluent Warsaw housing estate, where the close-knit local community leads a peaceful life. Everything changes when an 18-year-old boy disappears without a trace. The danger escalates quickly, and the worried parents do everything they can to protect their children who, on the threshold of adulthood, have decided to take matters into their own hands. A thriller which, although not a continuation of Into the Woods, will provide answers to some of the questions that arose after watching Harlan Coben's first screen adaptation. Agata Malesińska and Wojtek Miłoszewski are responsible for the script this time as well. Premiere in the second half of 2022.


Captive Audience: A Real American Horror StoryCaptive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
Hulu, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Crime, Mystery, Documentary, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
4.0


1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. For years, his family searches for him, only to find they've been looking for the wrong boy. 50 years on, Steven's children unearth clues to their father's mysterious past.


Hollington DriveHollington Drive
ITV, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Thriller
3.5


Hollington Drive focuses on the lives of two sisters, Theresa, and her older head teacher sibling, Helen, and a missing child. Both women appear close and their families enjoy spending time together.  The series opens on a warm, balmy evening, barbecue sizzling on the patio, the perfect family setting. The atmosphere is chilled, as they lounge in Theresa and her partner Fraser's perfectly manicured garden. Apart from Fraser's brother Eddie winding everyone up, there's hardly a hint of tension, but this is the calm before storm. When Theresa's ten-year-old son, Ben, asks to play in the nearby park with his cousin Eva, the adults begin to niggle.  Fraser is relaxed and is fine for them to go, but this doesn't help Theresa's fears of foreboding and growing feelings of anxiety. As expected the children don't return on time, and Theresa goes in search.  Her suspicions are heightened when she finds the children on the edge of a woodland area and they appear to be fighting.  Immediately her instincts tell her something terrible has happened. Later that evening distraught neighbour, Jean, calls on the family.  Her ten-year-old son Alex has gone missing. In a plot thick with secrets, lies, twists and turns, Theresa can't help thinking her son knows more than he is saying. Could Ben and his cousin Eva be implicated in Alex's disappearance? Why are they both so subdued and now behaving out of character? The neighbourhood are compelled to help with the search for Alex, but what if he's been murdered and her own son is his killer?


JordskottJordskott
SVT1, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery | ► Trailer
4.1


Swedish Twin peaks inspired television show. Several years have passed since the police commissioner Eva Thörnblads daughter Josefine disappeared at the forest lake in Silver Height. It was considered a tragic drowning accident, but the body was never found. Now it happens again. A child disappears and Eva returns to his hometown to participate in the search, convinced that someone has taken the kids.


KiriKiri
Channel 4, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery | ► Trailer
4.0


Kiri is a powerful and compelling four-part drama about a young black girl due to be adopted by a white foster family, who is abducted - and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety that follows.


El cuco de cristalEl cuco de cristal
Netflix, 2025 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Thriller | ► Trailer
1.5


Clara Merlo, a first-year resident doctor, suffers a fatal heart attack that forces her to undergo a heart transplant. While recovering she feels the need to meet her donor, which leads her to a small inland town to learn about the life of the young man who gave her his heart. Clara thus delves into a place full of secrets, a mystery that extends over twenty years, and a closed-off town where, on the very day of her arrival, a baby disappears in a public park.


Don't Come HomeDon't Come Home
Netflix, 2024 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror | ► Trailer



A mother and daughter flee to their family's abandoned mansion, finding themselves haunted by paranormal incidents that lead to the girl's disappearance.


The House Across the StreetThe House Across the Street
Channel 5, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Thriller, Mini-Series
4.0


It follows Claudia, a lonely single mother who finds herself obsessed with the case of a local missing child.


The Boy That Never WasThe Boy That Never Was
RTÉ One, 2024 Cancelled/Ended | Drama
3.3


When Dillon's father Harry races back to their tiny apartment to rescue his child, the apartment is in rubble and there is no sign of his son. Three years later, thousands of miles away in Dublin, Harry spots a six-year-old boy in a crowd and is convinced he is Dillon. Desperate to find his son, Harry's obsession tears apart his marriage to Robin, exposing shameful secrets that lead to the truth of what happened to their son on the night he went missing.


Monster (2017)Monster (2017)
NRK1, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.0


In the north of Norway, a young girl disappears from an isolated religious community. Detective Hedda Gilbert returns to her place of birth where she is forced to work with special agent Dreyer. Each of them is fighting their own demons in this ambitious thriller with its stylish direction and haunting atmosphere.


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