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Found
Genre
Created byNkechi Okoro Carroll
Starring
ComposerSherri Chung[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jon Wallace
  • Carl Ogawa
  • Jennifer Lence
  • Shanola Hampton
  • Zoe Marshall
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 3, 2023 (2023-10-03) –
present (present)

Found is an American procedural drama television series created by Nkechi Okoro Carroll that premiered on NBC on October 3, 2023. The series stars Shanola Hampton, who also serves as a producer. The series is produced by Berlanti Productions and Rock My Soul Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television.

Premise

Gabrielle "Gabi" Mosley, a recovery specialist, and her crisis management team work to find missing people who they believe are overlooked by the system. Her team of experts consists of those who have either been kidnapped themselves or have a loved one that has been kidnapped. A kidnapping victim herself as a teenage girl, Gabi secretly kidnapped the man who abducted her, Hugh "Sir" Evans, and has been keeping him locked up in her basement for seven months. Gabi uses Sir's knowledge as a kidnapper and criminal to help her solve some cases.[2][3]

Cast

Main

  • Shanola Hampton as Gabrielle "Gabi" Mosely, a former kidnapping victim who manages a crisis management firm named Mosley & Associates that specializes in finding people who have been abducted. She secretly relies on the insights of her abductor, Sir, to get into the minds of kidnappers and understand their patterns. She was Sir's prisoner for one year and eight days before she escaped with Lacey.
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Hugh "Sir" Evans, a criminal and highly intelligent manipulator who kidnapped Gabi as a young girl and tried to force her to live as his "daughter". He disappeared after Gabi and Lacey's escape, and it is implied he had other victims. He now lives in a cell beneath Gabi's house, atoning for his crimes by aiding her investigative efforts.
  • Kelli Williams as Margaret Reed, Gabi's lead investigator. She has excellent deductive reasoning like Sherlock Holmes. Her son Jamie was abducted from a bus station 13 years before, and she spends most nights at the bus station trying to find her son or evidence of his abduction. She has two other daughters and lost custody 10 years ago, when she could not stop looking for Jamie.
  • Brett Dalton as Mark Trent, a Missing Persons detective and Gabi's police liaison. He and Gabi also had a brief romantic relationship before he was her liaison.
  • Gabrielle Walsh as Lacey Quinn, a law school student who works at Gabi's firm, providing legal assistance. She and Gabi were both kidnapped by Sir when they were kids and share a close sisterly bond. Sir abducted Lacey (Bella) to provide Gabi with a companion days before they escaped from Sir.
  • Arlen Escarpeta as Zeke Wallace, a tech expert whose own past experience of being abducted as a child has given him a debilitating case of agoraphobia. He provides Gabi with surveillance and hacking techniques. He is close to his blue blooded family even though his condition makes it impossible for him to leave his house.
  • Karan Oberoi as Dhan Rana, a kidnapping victim who now acts as the association's security expert and enforcer when needed. He lives with his husband, who is a mental health professional. He is described by Lacey as an emotionally distant GI Joe.

Episodes

No.Title [4]Directed byWritten by [5]Original air date [4]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18-49)
1"Pilot"DeMane DavisNkechi Okoro CarrollOctober 3, 2023 (2023-10-03)T74.100053.76[6]0.40/5[6]
2"Missing While Sinning"DeMane DavisNkechi Okoro CarrollOctober 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)T74.101023.29[7]0.33/4[7]
3"Missing While Widowed"Nikhil PanizCameron JohnsonOctober 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)T74.101033.28[8]0.35/4[8]
4"Missing While a Pawn"Eif RiveraZoe MarshallOctober 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)T74.101043.22[9]0.34/4[9]
5"Missing While Undocumented"Jessika BorsiczkyMichael G. PetersonOctober 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)T74.101052.82[10]0.27/3[10]
6"Missing While Addicted"Nikhil PanizJennifer A. KingNovember 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)T74.101062.80[11]0.25/3[11]
7"Missing While Indigenous"Christine SwansonNikita DeMareNovember 14, 2023 (2023-11-14)T74.10107N/ATBA
8"Missing While Homeless"UnknownSonay HoffmanNovember 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)TBAN/ATBA
9"Missing While Scamming"UnknownCameron JohnsonNovember 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)TBAN/ATBA

Production

Development

On August 23, 2019, It was announced that ABC had giving a put pilot commitment on Found, a drama from Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions.[12] In January 2022, it was announced that NBC has given a pilot order with the production company Rock My Soul Productions join the series. Later in April 2022, it was announced that DeMane Davis would direct the pilot.[13] On July 20, 2022, it was announced that NBC officially ordered the series. Greg Berlanti serves as an executive producer.[14] In August 2022, Sonay Hoffman announced that she would be joining as an executive producer.

Casting

On March 2, 2022, Shanola Hampton was announced to be starring in the pilot in the role of Gabi Mosely.[15] On April 29, 2022, Mark-Paul Gosselaar was announced as having joined the cast as Sir.[16] On May 18, 2022, Kelli Williams joined the cast.[17] On July 20, 2022, alongside the series order, it was announced that Arlen Escarpeta, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh and Karan Oberoi were all cast.[14]

Filming

After the show was ordered to series, the rest of the first season began shooting in October 2022[18] and wrapped in March 2023.[19] The first season of the series was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, and consists of 13 episodes.[20]

Music

On September 13, 2023, it was announced that Sherri Chung will compose the show's score.[1]

Release

The series premiered on NBC on October 3, 2023.[2] It was originally set to premiere as a midseason replacement on February 19, 2023. The series is available on the streaming service Peacock the day after it airs on NBC. The series airs on Citytv in Canada, the same day as it is simulcast in the United States. The pilot episode of Found then premiered on October 7, 2023 on USA Network.[21]

Prior to its October debut, the series was first screened on June 17, 2023, at the American Black Film Festival.[22] The pilot episode had its world premiere on September 23, 2023, at the Boston Film Festival.[23]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 70% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 10 critic reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Anchored by a very watchable Shanola Hampton, Found is an uneasy marriage of procedural and serialized storytelling that's slick enough to get lost in."[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[24]

Ratings

As of October 11, 2023, the series premiere of Found was watched by 10.5 million viewers across all platforms and earned a 1.9 rating in the adults 18–49 key demographic. Within six days of release, Found became NBC's most successful series launch on Peacock.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sherri Chung Scoring NBC's Found". Film Music Reporter. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Porter, Rick (January 12, 2023). "NBC Pushes Missing-Persons Drama Found to Fall 2023". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Alamin, Yohannes (September 20, 2023). "Found introduces Gabi Mosely, TV's latest justice-seeking maverick". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Found: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Found". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 4, 2023). "Tuesday Ratings: NBC Procedural Found Delivers Positive Start". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 11, 2023). "Tuesday Ratings: Fox Leads Key Demos with Texas Rangers' MLB Division Series Win Over Baltimore Orioles". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 18, 2023). "Tuesday Ratings: Modest Sampling of Frasier Paramount+ Revival on CBS". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 26, 2023). "Tuesday Ratings: WBD Sports Reigns in Prime Time with NBA Season Tip-Off on TNT and MLB NLCS Game 7 on TBS". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 1, 2023). "Tuesday Ratings: Fox Scares Up Halloween Victory Despite Limited MLB World Series Viewership". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 9, 2023). "Tuesday Ratings: ABC and NBC in Tight Battle for Prime Time Victory". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2019). "ABC Nabs Missing Person Drama Found From Nkechi Okoro Carroll & Berlanti Productions As Put Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  13. ^ White, Peter (April 4, 2022). "DeMane Davis To Direct NBC Pilot 'Found' From Nkechi Okoro Carroll & Berlanti Productions". Deadline Hollywood.
  14. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (July 21, 2022). "Found Drama Starring Shanola Hampton Gets NBC Order, Giving Nkechi Okoro Carroll 3rd On-Air Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  15. ^ Otterson, Joe (March 2, 2022). "Shameless Alum Shanola Hampton to Lead NBC Drama Pilot Found From Nkechi Okoro Carroll". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2022). "Mark-Paul Gosselaar Joins NBC Drama Pilot Found". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  17. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 18, 2022). "NBC Drama Pilot Found Casts Kelli Williams (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  18. ^ "Shanola Hampton on Instagram: "Episode 2 is in the can!! #FoundFam TUNE IN #FEB19TH!!!!"". Instagram. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  19. ^ "Shanola Hampton on Instagram: "So much love today as we wrapped our first season of #FOUND!! We did it, we did it, we did it!!! Love you all dearly! Huge thanks to @kech99 @nbc"". Instagram. March 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  20. ^ Ho, Rodney (October 3, 2023). "NBC's 'Found' features Shanola Hampton as a PR exec with dark secrets". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  21. ^ "Found on USA Network". USA Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  22. ^ "NBCUniversal at Essence Festival and the American Black Film Festival". NBC. August 22, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  23. ^ White, Peter (September 13, 2023). "NBC's Found Pilot To Air As Part Of Boston Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  24. ^ "Found: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  25. ^ Campione, Katie (October 11, 2023). "NBC Boasts Success For Latest Crime Procedurals As 'Found' Becomes Network's Best Peacock Launch To Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

External links

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