The Disappearance
Created by Normand Daneau, Geneviève Simard
On CTV
A taut, family-centered mystery where a child's disappearance becomes the catalyst for excavating buried trauma and fractured relationships.
When Anthony Sullivan disappears on his tenth birthday, his family is devastated. However, as more and more time passes without the police being able to locate him, long-buried family secrets are dragged to the surface, turning the Sullivan family against one another.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is The Disappearance sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 violent? Not especially. Less violent than 61% of series.
Is The Disappearance scary? 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.
