Starz, in partnership with the BBC, announced today that they will produce and air the original limited drama series “The Missing.” Filming has begun on the eight-episode run in Brussels, Belgium. Written by Harry and Jack Williams (Honest) and directed by Tom Shankland (“Ripper Street”), “The Missing” will be produced by New Pictures and Company Pictures in association with Two Brothers Pictures and Playground...

...“The Missing” follows Tony, played by James Nesbitt (The Hobbit Trilogy, "Jekyll"), 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. Tony’s exhaustive search fractures his marriage to Emily, played by Frances O’ Connor (Mr. Selfridge, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) and threatens to destroy his life. Tcheky Karyo (Goldeneye, The Patriot) plays Julien, the French police detective who launched the initial search for the child. Even though he is retired in present day, he too cannot shake the small belief that the child may still be alive. Told using a fascinating narrative puzzle, “The Missing” explores the impact of a child’s abduction, the emotional cost of obsession, hope and finding when to let go.

Nesbitt, O’Connor and Karyo are joined by an international cast including; Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) plays Mark, the British police officer who travels to France to help in the search and comfort the devastated young parents. Also joining the cast are Ken Stott (The Hobbit trilogy, Rebus), Arsher Ali (Four Lions, The Guilty), Said Taghmaoui, Emile Dequenne, Anamaria Marinca, Eric Godon, Anastasia Hille and Johan Leysen.

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