The Disappearance
Created by Charlotte Brändström, Catherine Touzet, Marie Deshaires
On France 2
A tightly wound family drama that uses a missing child as the catalyst for exploring how trauma fractures intimate bonds, sustaining dread across eight episodes without procedural reset.
A family falling apart over a missing girl. This intimate drama traces the increasing trauma of the Morel family when their 17 year old daughter, Léa, fails to return home from a night out. The Disappearance explores every parent's worst nightmare: their child going missing, their fate unknown.
Questions people ask
Is The Disappearance sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of series.
Is The Disappearance easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Does The Disappearance leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is The Disappearance scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is The Disappearance violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Disappearance
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Disappearance
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Disappearance, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Disappearance, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Disappearance, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
