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A desperate father, alongside a tenacious cop, battles his own demons on the streets of 1980s New York as he searches for his missing nine-year-old son.


“Secrets always come home.”
This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his family, suspicions emerge — is he really who he says he is?

Joan Allen
Claire Warren

Alison Pill
Willa Warren

Rupert Graves
John Warren

Margot Bingham
Nina Meyer

Liam James
Adam Warren

Andrew McCarthy
Hank Asher

Zach Gilford
Danny Warren

Floriana Lima
Bridey Cruz

Madeleine Arthur
Young Willa Warren

Rarmian Newton
Young Danny Warren
The Family is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of politics, missing child. it stars Joan Allen, Alison Pill, Rupert Graves. This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his family, suspicions emerge — is he really who he says he is?
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