The intriguing mystery, set in the northwest of England, centers around police detective Kat Donovan (played by Eleazar) who discovers that her ex-fiancé Josh Buchanan (Walters), who disappeared 11 years prior, is not only alive but seemingly searching for love on a dating app.
After stumbling upon Josh’s profile, Kat reopens old emotional scars by delving back into the case surrounding the murder of her father, Clint Donovan (played by Sir Lenny Henry).
If this has caught your interest, take a look at the trailer for the Netflix series, titled Missing You, below:
Apart from the resurfacing fiancé and a deceased father, Missing You introduces a subplot involving Steve Pemberton’s character Titus, a sinister dog breeder.
If you wish to avoid spoilers regarding Titus’s role in the Missing You storyline, we suggest you stop reading here.
Kat’s investigation leads her to uncover a kidnapping and catfishing operation run by Titus, who poses as a dog breeder. She discovers he was responsible for reactivating Josh’s dating app profile and confronts him at his farm, where she ultimately shoots him dead. Quite the turn of events, isn’t it?
However, some Netflix viewers feel that Titus’ storyline lacked depth, describing it as a ‘plot hole you could drive a bus through’.
“What was the Steve Pemberton puppy person about. Was that not the main plot line. Never resolved any of it focused too much on the personal story,” one viewer commented on Twitter.
Another said: “I’ve just spent two evenings of my life watching Missing You on Netflix. I’ll never get those evenings back,” as per Metro.
“The only good that can come from this is if I can stop other people from suffering. Plot holes you could drive a bus through and a horrendously unsatisfying ending.”
“So why exactly was the dog breeder running such an elaborate scheme? Setting up dating profiles to scam people of their money and k**l them,” replied someone else. “But why??? Doesn’t make any sense, there has to be a plot missing ****in the story line. This just does my head in.”
“This #MissingYou series has a missing part. The dog breeder does not fit into the movie… it’s like they skipped an entire episode that would link him to the other incidents in the movie, but he was irrelevant,” remarked a fourth.
Despite the criticism, some viewers have taken to social media to praise Missing You, with one mentioning: “On the fourth episode of five of #MissingYou on @NetflixUK. Nothing better than binge-watching the new @HarlanCoben, cuddled up in the warm, when the weather is bleak outside.”
Another added: “Missing You on Netflix is a fantastic watch.”
All episodes of Missing You are available to stream now.