Vanished (2026)
Vanished is a mystery-drama television miniseries created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson. The four-episode series premiered on MGM+ on 1 February 2026.
It stars Kaley Cuoco as Alice Monroe, whose romantic French holiday spirals into a dangerous mystery when her boyfriend, Tom Parker (Sam Claflin), disappears from a train bound for Arles.
The Good
I have a soft spot for Kaley Cuoco from watching her as Penny in The Big Bang Theory and I was hooked from the moment I recognised her.
Cuoco single-handedly carries this production with a committed performance as Alice, anchoring the story with intensity and emotional investment that help steady the plot, even when it slips into familiar territory.
Visually it has a cinematic aesthetic with beautifully shot landscapes and backdrops of Paris framing well-choreographed chase sequences.
With only four episodes, it’s a fast-paced watch that keeps things moving. It manages to pack in a couple of twists you may not immediately see coming, maintaining intrigue and tension right up to the end.
The Bad
Despite its twists, the overall arc feels like a less ambitious attempt at rehashing a path followed by similar productions, blending into the crowded genre landscape; wrong place, wrong time, oh what a dangerous mess…
The limited number of episodes gives it a rushed feel with characters coming across as undeveloped and stereotypical which reduces one’s investment in them.
Kaley Couco and Sam Claflin’s characters Alice and Tom don’t seem to have good chemistry beyond unravelling the mystery of Tom being Vanished.
The Ugly
The way TV shows will have us believe that in picturesque Europe, its not surprising to see people chasing each other down winding streets and narrow alleyways, through cafes and taverns, up and down staircases, sometimes in cars, sometimes on motorcycles, often on foot… and no one else does anything about this… even when news alerts are asking for people to notify authorities if they see said people…
Anyway, suspend disbelief… don’t think too much about it except maybe how Kaley Cuoco manages to squeeze so much from a bare bones script.
Final Thoughts
It’s a watchable show if you’re looking for a short thriller that can distract you from the bombs, world war and other things on the news cycle.
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