The Disappearance is a Canadian television drama miniseries, which premiered on CTV in October 2017."The Disappearance and Ten Days in the Valley give two weirdly gripping takes on the missing-child genre". The Globe and Mail, September 29, 2017. Centred on the disappearance of a young boy, the series stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly and Micheline Lanctôt."The Disappearance has spiciness and great twists, cast promises". Toronto Star, October 2, 2017. It later premiered in the UK on the Universal in February 2018. It premiered in the United States on July 9, 2019 on WGN America.
The series was first developed in 2011 as a French language project written by Normand Daneau and Geneviève Simard, but after Productions Casablanca was unable to sell it to any of Quebec's francophone television networks they opted to translate the scripts into English, and were successful in pitching the series to Bell Media.
The series was directed by Peter Stebbings."Why ‘The Disappearance’ is going to be your next crime obsession". The Loop, September 29, 2017.
The series received several Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Limited Series or Program and Best Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries (Sullivan)."Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Anne has leading 13 nominations". CBC News, January 16, 2017.
Plot While participating in a birthday treasure hunt, 10 year old Anthony Sullivan suddenly disappears in the Montreal suburbs. The investigation that follows uncovers many secrets buried by his family long ago. The family must come together in order to solve the mystery of Anthony's disappearance.
Cast Peter Coyote as Henry Sullivan Camille Sullivan as Helen Murphy Sullivan Aden Young as Luke Sullivan Joanne Kelly as Catherine Sullivan Michael Riendeau as Anthony Sullivan Micheline Lanctôt as Lieutenant Detective Susan Bowden Kevin Parent as Sergeant-Detective Charles Cooper Neil Napier as Fred Cameron
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