Missing You delves into the wonderful world of online dating where you might just meet an old flame. But what do you do if it is an old flame who disappeared without a trace years earlier? That is exactly what happens to Kat Donovan, played by Rosalind Eleazar. Eleven years ago, her fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters) left her overnight and disappeared without a trace. Kat, who works for the police, has been looking for him ever since with no results until she suddenly meets him on a dating app. Still looking for answers, she tries to contact him, but is told that he has no desire for further contact with her. However, she cannot let go and is determined to find answers, making a number of shocking discoveries.
In the meantime, she also has to do her normal work. She tries to help Charlie, played Charlie Hamblett, who suspects that something serious has happened to his mother. And she also cannot let go of the murder of her father (Lenny Henry), much to the frustration of her boss, played by Richard Armitage.
Netflix offered Harlan Coben the opportunity to have fourteen of his books adapted into films and so far it has done them no harm. After successes such as The Stranger, Safe, Fool me Once and Stay Close, Missing You is the ninth book that they have adapted into a film. And many of the classic elements found in Coben series are also present here. An accessible main character who has a good, but busy life and sees his/her life on a rollercoaster due to a certain event. Many different storylines that intertwine, but manage to find each other at the end and in which modern media often play a role.
Like many, I was looking forward to Missing You after the previous successes, but despite the fact that it contains all the above elements, I was still somewhat disappointed. Let me start positively; There is nothing wrong with the acting and due to the many twists in the story and the fact that everyone seems to have secrets (which builds up sufficient tension), it was no problem at all to finish the series.
The series has a reasonable pace, although I cannot help but feel that the same story could just as easily have been done in at least one episode less. More problematic, however, is the story itself. There is a certain amount of credibility missing. At times the characters make choices that are not obvious and there are some holes in the plot that are not (or not sufficiently) explained.
Does that make the series bad? I wouldn't say that again. It is a series that you have watched, but that does not leave a lasting impression. And in that respect I am a bit spoiled, I simply expect more from a Coben series.
About the writer, Karzal
Mike (1995) has been a member of MySeries since 2016 and is mainly active on the English version of the site. Since 2018, he has been actively translating news articles, columns, reviews and basically everything that ends up on the Dutch site. The original articles, columns and reviews were actually written by others. During the week Mike can be found at IKEA, where he is a national systems specialist and occasionally also in the classroom to teach an English lesson. In addition, Mike logically enjoys watching series and has actually been spoon-fed this from an early age. The genre doesn't matter, there is a place for everything in the otherwise busy life.