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Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Every second counts.

20237.43 Seasons29 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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?

Created by Jamie Foxx
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Scott Caan

Scott Caan

Det. Jason Grant

Ryan Broussard

Ryan Broussard

Det. Mike Sherman

Adeola Role

Adeola Role

Det. Kemi Adebayo

Themes & Keywords

philadelphia, pennsylvaniapolice detectivemissing personmissing childex-husband ex-wife relationshippolice proceduralmystery

About Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Alert: Missing Persons Unit is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of philadelphia, pennsylvania, police detective, missing person, missing child, ex-husband ex-wife relationship, police procedural. Created by Jamie Foxx, it stars Scott Caan, Ryan Broussard, Adeola Role. 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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