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Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Every second counts.

2023 - 2025•3 seasons•29 episodes•~44m•

★7.4(74 ratings)

DramaCrime

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?

Creators

John Eisendrath, Jamie Foxx

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Main Cast

Scott Caan

Scott Caan

Det. Jason Grant

Ryan Broussard

Ryan Broussard

Det. Mike Sherman

Adeola Role

Adeola Role

Det. Kemi Adebayo

Full Crew

Production

Executive Producer: Jamie Foxx
Executive Producer: John Eisendrath

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Caleb Chan

Keywords

philadelphia, pennsylvania

police detective

missing person

missing child

ex-husband ex-wife relationship

police procedural

mystery

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Did You Know?

#1

The show's tagline is: "Every second counts."

#2

The series spans 3 seasons with 29 episodes in total (avg. 10 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 44 minutes.

#4

Originally aired on FOX.

#5

Executive produced by Jamie Foxx, John Eisendrath.

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Rating

7.4/10

Good

74 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Status:

Canceled

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

TV-14

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

First Episode:

1/8/2023

Last Episode:

5/27/2025

Networks:

FOX

Production Companies:

Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television

FOX Entertainment

FOX Entertainment

Foxxhole Productions

Foxxhole Productions

Whale Productions

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