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Alert: Missing Persons Unit

2023-01-08 · 44 min / episode · ★ 7.4

Drama · Crime

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?

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Creators
John Eisendrath, Jamie Foxx
Production companies
Sony Pictures Television, FOX Entertainment, Foxxhole Productions, Whale Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Canceled

Top Cast

Scott CaanScott CaanDet. Jason Grant
Ryan BroussardRyan BroussardDet. Mike Sherman
Adeola RoleAdeola RoleDet. Kemi Adebayo

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