Alert: Missing Persons Unit

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Alert: Missing Persons Unit
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Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
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Running time 44–45 minutes
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Release
Original network Fox
Original release January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08) –
present
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Alert: Missing Persons Unit is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx. It premiered on Fox on January 8, 2023. In March 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere on March 5, 2024.

Premise

Jason Grant (Caan) and Nikki Batista (Ramirez) investigate cases for the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Person's Unit (MPU) while also trying to find out the truth about their missing son.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Scott Caan as Jason Grant, Nikki's ex-husband, who works in the Missing Persons Unit with her to help people find their missing loved ones. He is formerly a private security contractor.
  • Dania Ramirez as Nikki Batista, the captain of the Missing Persons Unit, and Jason's ex-wife.
  • Ryan Broussard as Mike Sherman
  • Adeola Role as MPU Detective Kemi Adebayo
  • Graham Verchere as Lucas Hadley/Keith

Recurring

  • Petey Gibson as C Hemingway, the supervisor of the Missing Persons Unit's forensic imaging unit
  • Fivel Stewart as Sidney Grant, Jason and Nikki's daughter
  • Elana Dunkelman as Rachel, medical examiner

Guest

  • Bre Blair as June Butler, Jason's girlfriend and business partner
  • Conni Miu as Quinn Walker, Sidney's best friend

Episodes

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title [1] Directed by Written by [2] Original air date [1] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Chloe" Michael Offer Story by: John Eisendrath & Jamie Foxx
Teleplay by: John Eisendrath		 January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08) 4.03[3]
2 2 "Hugo" Michael Offer John Eisendrath & J.R. Orci January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) 1.54[4]
3 3 "Zoey" Diana Valentine John Eisendrath January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16) 1.52[5]
4 4 "Andy" Diana Valentine Justin Peacock January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23) 2.00[6]
5 5 "Miguel" Hernan Otaño John Eisendrath January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30) 2.29[7]
6 6 "Tim and Amy" Hernan Otaño Katie Varney February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06) 1.77[8]
7 7 "Shannon" Christine Moore Kseniya Melnik February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13) 1.90[9]
8 8 "Craig" Christine Moore Alexander Vesha February 20, 2023 (2023-02-20) 2.01[10]
9 9 "Briana" Adam Kane Kseniya Melnik February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27) 2.35[11]
10 10 "Max" Adam Kane Katie Varney February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27) 2.35[11]

Production

Development

In March 2022, it was announced John Eisendrath and Sony Pictures Television had Alert in development at Fox with a script, format and back-up script commitment plus penalty.[12] In May of that year, it was announced Fox had given a straight-to-series order to Alert with Eisendrath to serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner.[13] In March 2023, Fox renewed the series for a second season which is scheduled to premiere on March 5, 2024.[14][15]

Casting

In August 2022, it was announced Dania Ramirez had been cast as one of the leads[16] with Scott Caan cast as the second lead shortly thereafter.[17] In October 2022, Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard, and Graham Verchere were announced as series regulars.[18] In November 2022, Petey Gibson, Fivel Stewart, and Bre Blair joined the cast in recurring roles.[19]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 33% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 6 critic reviews.[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[21]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Chloe" January 8, 2023 0.9 4.03[3] 0.2 1.43 1.1 5.46[22]
2 "Hugo" January 9, 2023 0.2 1.54[4] 0.2 1.59 0.4 3.13[23]
3 "Zoey" January 16, 2023 0.2 1.52[5] 0.2 1.54 0.4 3.05[24]
4 "Andy" January 23, 2023 0.3 2.00[6] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Miguel" January 30, 2023 0.3 2.29[7] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Tim and Amy" February 6, 2023 0.3 1.77[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Shannon" February 13, 2023 0.3 1.90[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Craig" February 20, 2023 0.3 2.01[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Briana" February 27, 2023 0.2 2.35[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "Max" February 27, 2023 0.2 2.35[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

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External links

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