''Missing'' is an American

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, starring

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and

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. The series ran from March 15, 2012 to May 17, 2012 on ABC. ABC announced on May 17, 2011, that the series would air as a

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in 2012. Ten episodes were ordered for the first season. ABC canceled the series on May 11, 2012., and its final episode was broadcast on May 17, 2012. The show was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 2012 – one for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Judd) and the other for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

Plot

The series follows Rebecca "Becca" Winstone (

), a widow and retired CIA agent with an 18-year-old son, Michael (

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). In 2001, when Becca and her husband Paul Winstone (

) are active CIA agents, he is killed in a car bombing witnessed by their son. In the pilot episode, Michael informs his mother that he has been accepted to a summer architecture program in

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, Italy. Becca, who now lives an ordinary life running a florist shop, is hesitant to let him go but gives in. After not hearing from him for over a week and receiving a call from the architecture school informing her that Michael has moved out of his dorm room, Becca travels to Rome to track him down, but she finds herself in the middle of an international conspiracy involving the CIA and her husband who is discovered to be alive. Becca then teams up with an Interpol agent (

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) who was once her lover. They work together to find Michael. Meanwhile, Michael meets a Russian girl, Oksana ( Tereza Voříšková), whom he befriends, and they team up to escape.

Cast and characters

Main

as Rebecca "Becca" Winstone *

as Agent Dax Miller *

as Paul Winstone *

as Michael Winstone *

as Giancarlo Rossi * Tereza Voříšková as Oksana

Recurring

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as Martin Newman, Becca's former CIA trainer and mentor; he is also Michael's godfather. He is now a best selling author of espionage novels, one of which contains Rick Castle's endorsement on the cover. *

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as Mary Dresden, Becca's business partner and close friend. *

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as Violet Heath, a member of Miller's CIA team. *

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as Jamie Ortega, CIA director in charge of Dax's station, based in Washington D.C. *

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as Fitzpatrick, a member of Miller's CIA team. *

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as Rabia, a CIA computer technician. *

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as Viktor Azimoff, a former Russian agent. * Nikola Navratil as Maxim Azimoff, a professional hit man and Viktor's son.

Episodes

International broadcasts

Other media

On March 22, 2012, the

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announced plans to release the first season of ''Missing'' in DVD format on June 12, 2012 to the United States and its territories, Canada, and Bermuda. Entitled ''Missing—The Complete First Season'', the package includes all ten episodes in their entirety and features deleted scenes; bloopers; ''Production Journal: Istanbul''; and ''Genesis Piece'', in which producers Ashley Judd and Gina Matthews discuss making the series with show creator Greg Poirier.

Notes

# The series had an early premiere in India on March 11, 2012 on STAR World.Star World brings ‘Missing’ to India ahead of the world
, exchange4media.com.

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 1828246, Missing 2012 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings 2010s American drama television series American Broadcasting Company original programming English-language television shows Espionage television series Television series by ABC Studios Missing 2012 American spy thriller television series