Absentia
TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 7/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 7/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 7/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Stana KaticPatrick HeusingerNeil JacksonPaul FreemanChristopher ColquhounPatrick McAuley
Written by
Matthew CirulnickGaia Violo
Starring
Stana KaticPatrick HeusingerNeil JacksonPaul FreemanChristopher ColquhounPatrick McAuley
Written by
Matthew CirulnickGaia Violo
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Absentia Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | |
| S2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | |
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
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About
"Amnesia noir that never stops twisting"
An FBI agent vanishes without a trace and is presumed dead, only to resurface years later with no memory of where she's been. She returns home to find her husband remarried, her son grown, and herself suddenly a suspect in a string of gruesome murders. The show moves fast and leans hard into pulpy, twist-driven mystery rather than realism, carried by a committed lead performance. It's moody, paranoid, and binge-friendly, trading subtlety for momentum as it piles conspiracy on conspiracy across its run.
Watch it for
the lead performance holding together an increasingly wild, conspiracy-stacked mystery.
Maybe skip if
you need plausible plotting over pulpy momentum and escalating twists.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 12017
7.610K106h 58m
The series tells the story of FBI agent Emily Byrne who, while hunting one of Boston’s most notorious serial killers, disappears without a trace and is declared dead.
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Season 22019
7.46K106h 55m
When a homegrown terrorist attack rocks Boston, the city’s FBI Field Office springs into action to find the perpetrator. Special Agent Nick Durand leads the search for the domestic terrorist, working alongside Special Agent-In-Charge Derek Crown and new profiler, Special Agent Julianne Gunnarsen.
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Season 32020
7.55K107h 5m
Several months after the events of Season 2, Emily Byrne is reaching the end of her FBI suspension while working hard to be the best possible mother to Flynn. But when an international criminal case hits too close to home and threatens the family, everything changes.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Stana Katic Emily Byrne
Patrick Heusinger Nick Durand
Neil Jackson Jack Byrne
Paul Freeman Warren Byrne
Christopher Colquhoun Agent Crown
Patrick McAuley Flynn Durand
Cara Theobold Alice Durand
Matthew Le Nevez Cal Isaac
Natasha Little Special Agent Julianne Gunnarsen
Angel Bonanni Tommy Gibbs, Tommy
Crew
Matthew Cirulnick
Gaia Violo
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