Missing (Canadian TV series)

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Missing
Also known as	1-800-Missing
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Glenn Davis; William Laurin;
Based on	Characters in the books; by Meg Cabot
Starring	Gloria Reuben ; Caterina Scorsone ; Dean McDermott ; Adam MacDonald ; Alberta Watson ; Justina Machado ; Vivica A. Fox ; Mark Consuelos ; Justin Louis ;
Theme music composer	Andy Chase; Michèle Vice-Maslin;
Composers	Andrew Lockington ; Lou Pomanti;
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	55
Production
Executive producers	Richard J. Anobile; Glenn Davis; Debra Martin Chase ; Lee Goldberg ; William Rabkin;
Producers	Paul Quarrington; Lisa Klink;
Production location	Toronto
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	NDG Productions; Lionsgate Television ; Missing Production Corp; Missing Productions II; CHUM Television;
Original release
Network	A-Channel ; W Network (Canada); Lifetime (United States);
Release	August 2, 2003 –; February 5, 2006

Last updated January 09, 2024

Missing (originally titled 1-800-Missing) is a Canadian crime drama television series based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A-Channel network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the United States from August 2003 to February 2006.

Synopsis

The series is centred on Jess Mastriani, played by Caterina Scorsone, a woman in her twenties^[1] who receives psychic abilities after being hit by lightning. She is employed by a special FBI Task Force because she has visions which, once interpreted, contain clues that will help her find missing people. The series initially starred Gloria Reuben as Brooke Haslett, Jess's skeptical partner. Other stars of the series during its first season included Justina Machado as Sunny Estrada, and Dean McDermott as Alan Coyle. Alberta Watson appeared in the pilot as Jess' mother, however; the part was later recast and Watson did not appear on the show again.

In the second season, significant changes, including casting, were made. The show was completely retooled. Jess's partner was changed to Nicole Scott, portrayed by Vivica A. Fox. Taking Sunny's place was Mark Consuelos, and Justin Louis assumed the role of the Assistant Director John Pollock. Jess's psychic powers remained important, but more focus was given to the other characters.

The series finale aired on February 5, 2006 alongside the show's partner Strong Medicine and, in April 2006, it was revealed that Missing had been cancelled after a successful three-year, fifty-six-episode run. Lifetime said the show had "run its course."^[2]

Cast

Gloria Reuben as FBI Agent Brooke Haslett (season 1)
Caterina Scorsone as FBI Agent Jess Mastriani
Dean McDermott as FBI Special Agent in Charge Alan Coyle (season 1)
Adam MacDonald as Douglas (main: season 1; guest: season 2)
Alberta Watson/Maria Ricossa as Toni Mastriani (guest: seasons 1–2)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Justina Machado as FBI Agent Sunny Estrada (season 1)
Vivica A. Fox as FBI Agent Nicole Scott (seasons 2–3)
Mark Consuelos as FBI Agent Antonio Cortez (seasons 2–3)
Justin Louis as Assistant Director John Pollock (seasons 2–3)

Episodes

Season 1 (2003–04)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Michael Fresco	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	August 2, 2003 (2003-08-02)
2	2	"They Come as They Go"	David Wu	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	August 9, 2003 (2003-08-09)
3	3	"Insomnia"	Kristoffer Tabori	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	August 16, 2003 (2003-08-16)
4	4	"I Thought I Knew You"	David Wu	Philip Bedard & Larry Lalonde	August 23, 2003 (2003-08-23)
5	5	"Thin Air"	Stephen Williams	Kiri Hart & Christopher Barbour	September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06)
6	6	"Never Go Against the Family"	David Wu	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	September 13, 2003 (2003-09-13)
7	7	"This is Your Life"	James Head	Paul Quarrington	September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)
8	8	"Ties That Bind"	Mike Rohl	Katherine Boutry	September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)
9	9	"M.I.A."	Mel Damski	Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz	October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)
10	10	"72 Hours to Kill"	Mike Rohl	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	October 18, 2003 (2003-10-18)
11	11	"Deliverance from Evil"	David Wu	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01)
12	12	"Victoria"	Milan Cheylov	Philip Bedard & Larry Lalonde	November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08)
13	13	"White Whale"	David Wu	Paul Quarrington, Story by Glenn Davis & William Laurin	November 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)
14	14	"Basic Training"	David Wu	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	December 6, 2003 (2003-12-06)
15	15	"Father Figure"	T.J. Scott	Philip Bedard & Larry Lalonde	December 13, 2003 (2003-12-13)
16	16	"Lost Sister"	Neill Fearnley	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	January 3, 2004 (2004-01-03)
17	17	"Delusional"	Mike Rohl	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
18	18	"These Dreams Before Me"	Neill Fearnley	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	January 24, 2004 (2004-01-24)

Season 2 (2004–05)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
19	1	"Sea of Love"	David Wu	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	July 10, 2004 (2004-07-10)
20	2	"One Night Stand"	Mike Rohl	Lisa Klink	July 17, 2004 (2004-07-17)
21	3	"Judgment Day"	David Wu	Diane Ademu-John	July 24, 2004 (2004-07-24)
22	4	"Resurrection"	Mike Rohl	Morgan Gendel	July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31)
23	5	"Last Stop"	David Wu	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	August 7, 2004 (2004-08-07)
24	6	"In the Midnight Hour"	David Wu	Lisa Klink	August 14, 2004 (2004-08-14)
25	7	"Domestic Bliss"	Michael Robison	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	August 21, 2004 (2004-08-21)
26	8	"Cop Out"	Farhad Mann	Morgan Gendel	September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18)
27	9	"Puzzle Box"	Steven Goldmann	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	September 25, 2004 (2004-09-25)
28	10	"Pop Star Story"	Mike Rohl	Diane Ademu-John	October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)
29	11	"Mr. Nobody"	Bill Duke	Lisa Klink	October 9, 2004 (2004-10-09)
30	12	"Truth or Dare: Part 1"	Steven Goldmann	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	October 16, 2004 (2004-10-16)
31	13	"Truth or Dare: Part 2"	Mike Rohl	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	October 23, 2004 (2004-10-23)
32	14	"Deep Cover"	Neill Fearnley	Lisa Klink	October 30, 2004 (2004-10-30)
33	15	"John Doe"	Mike Rohl	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	January 9, 2005 (2005-01-09)
34	16	"Phoenix Rising"	David Wu	Diane Ademu-John	January 16, 2005 (2005-01-16)
35	17	"Paper Anniversary"	Mike Rohl	Diane Ademu-John	January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23)
36	18	"We Are Coming Home"	David Wu	Glenn Davis & William Lauren	January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30)

Season 3 (2005–06)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
37	1	"Anything for the Baby: Part 1"	John Fawcett	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	June 12, 2005 (2005-06-12)
38	2	"Anything for the Baby: Part 2"	John Fawcett	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	June 19, 2005 (2005-06-19)
39	3	"Unnatural Disaster"	Steven Goldmann	Lisa Klink	June 26, 2005 (2005-06-26)
40	4	"Off the Grid"	Neill Fearnley	Natalie Chaidez	July 10, 2005 (2005-07-10)
41	5	"And the Walls Come Tumbling Down"	Ken Girotti	Kevin Arkadie	July 17, 2005 (2005-07-17)
42	6	"Looking for Mr. Wright"	Mike Rohl	Lawrence Hertzog	July 24, 2005 (2005-07-24)
43	7	"Last Night"	Holly Dale	Charles Holland	August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07)
44	8	"Fugitive"	Mike Rohl	Lisa Klink	August 14, 2005 (2005-08-14)
45	9	"Analysis"	Mike Rohl	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	August 21, 2005 (2005-08-21)
46	10	"Try Again"	Steven Goldmann	Charles Holland	September 11, 2005 (2005-09-11)
47	11	"Patient X"	Mike Rohl	Lawrence Hertzog	September 18, 2005 (2005-09-18)
48	12	"Sisterhood"	Neill Fearnley	Natalie Chaidez	September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25)
49	13	"Death in the Family"	Mike Rohl	Lisa Klink	October 2, 2005 (2005-10-02)
50	14	"Have You Seen This Man?"	Holly Dale	Kevin Arkadie	December 11, 2005 (2005-12-11)
51	15	"Spring Break"	Bert Kish	David Donohue	January 8, 2006 (2006-01-08)
52	16	"Cut"	Mike Rohl	Charles Holland	January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15)
53	17	"Double Take"	Holly Dale	Lisa Klink	January 22, 2006 (2006-01-22)
54	18	"Exposure"	Neill Fearnley	Lawrence Hertzog	January 29, 2006 (2006-01-29)
55	19	"So Shall Ye Reap"	Holly Dale	Glenn Davis & William Laurin	February 5, 2006 (2006-02-05)

Home media

The only DVD release to date has been the show's second season (titled as Missing: Season 2) as a four disc set from Lions Gate Home Entertainment on January 24, 2006.

DVD name	Ep #	Discs	Region 1 (USA)	Region 2 (UK)	Region 4 (Australia)	DVD special features
Season one	18		N/A	N/A	N/A	None
Season 2: Missing	18	4	January 24, 2006	N/A	N/A	Trailers for other TV Shows
Season three	20		N/A	N/A	N/A	None

Broadcast

The series started airing reruns on Start TV in April 2022 and in Latin America on Telexitos in December 2023.

Explanatory footnotes

↑ Toni Mastriani was recast with actress Maria Ricossa beginning with "Insomnia". Ricossa last appeared in "We Are Coming Home".

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References

↑ Season 2, Episode 6. Jess gives her age as 24 and her date of birth as October 12 in response to a question from FBI Assistant Director Pollock
↑ Sullivan, Brian Ford (2006-04-28). "Lifetime Dismisses 'Missing' Drama After Three". The Futon Critic. Los Angeles: TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 13 July 2010.

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[3] Toni Mastriani was recast with actress Maria Ricossa beginning with "Insomnia". Ricossa last appeared in "We Are Coming Home".

[1] Season 2, Episode 6. Jess gives her age as 24 and her date of birth as October 12 in response to a question from FBI Assistant Director Pollock

[2] Sullivan, Brian Ford (2006-04-28). "Lifetime Dismisses 'Missing' Drama After Three". The Futon Critic. Los Angeles: TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 13 July 2010.

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Missing
Also known as	1-800-Missing
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Glenn Davis William Laurin
Based on	Characters in the books by Meg Cabot
Starring	Gloria Reuben Caterina Scorsone Dean McDermott Adam MacDonald Alberta Watson Justina Machado Vivica A. Fox Mark Consuelos Justin Louis
Theme music composer	Andy Chase Michèle Vice-Maslin
Composers	Andrew Lockington Lou Pomanti
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	55
Production
Executive producers	Richard J. Anobile Glenn Davis Debra Martin Chase Lee Goldberg William Rabkin
Producers	Paul Quarrington Lisa Klink
Production location	Toronto
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	NDG Productions Lionsgate Television Missing Production Corp Missing Productions II CHUM Television
Original release
Network	A-Channel W Network (Canada) Lifetime (United States)
Release	August 2, 2003 (2003-08-02) – February 5, 2006 (2006-02-05)