Alert: Missing Persons Unit 2023 American crime drama series
Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 promotional poster
Genre Created by Starring Composers Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons3 No. of episodes27 Executive producers Running time 44–45 minutes Production companies Network Fox Release January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08 ) – present
Alert: Missing Persons Unit is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx . It premiered on Fox on January 8, 2023. The second season premiered on March 5, 2024. In May 2024, season 2 received a back order which premiered on March 25, 2025.
Premise
Jason Grant (Caan) and Nikki Batista (Ramirez) investigate cases for the Philadelphia Police Department 's Missing Persons Unit (MPU) while also trying to find out the truth about their missing son.
Cast and characters
Main
Scott Caan as Detective Jason Grant, Nikki's ex-husband, who works in the Missing Persons Unit with her to help people find their missing loved ones. He is formerly a private security contractor.
Dania Ramirez as Captain Nicolina "Nikki" Batista, the commanding officer of the Missing Persons Unit, and Jason's ex-wife. (seasons 1–2; guest season 3)
Ryan Broussard as Detective Sergeant Michael "Mike" Sherman. A detective with the MPU and Nikki’s fiancé. He and Jason are partners.
Adeola Role as Detective Kemi Adebayo. A detective with the MPU. She is a Shaman with multiple past lives who infuses her spirituality with her detective work.
Graham Verchere as Lucas Hadley / Keith (season 1)
Fivel Stewart as Sidney Grant, Jason and Nikki's daughter (season 1; guest seasons 2–3)
Petey Gibson as C Hemingway, the supervisor of the Missing Persons Unit's forensic imaging unit. He is a trans man who initially struggles with coming out. (season 1; guest season 2)
Alisha-Marie Ahamed as Wayne Pascal, an expert computer hacker on house arrest (season 2−present)[ 1]
Recurring
Elana Dunkelman as Rachel, a medical examiner
Gil Bellows as Inspector Hollis Braun (season 2)[ 1]
Diana Bang as Helen Gale, a forensic scientist (season 2−present)
Reedan Elizabeth as MPU Officer Brooks (season 2–present)
Guest
Bre Blair as June Butler, Jason's girlfriend and business partner
Conni Miu as Quinn Walker, Sidney's best friend
Kendall Gender as Canary, Drag Queen
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2023)
Season 2 (2024)
Season 3 (2025)
Production
Development
In March 2022, it was announced John Eisendrath and Sony Pictures Television had Alert in development at Fox with a script, format and back-up script commitment plus penalty.[ 29] In May of that year, it was announced Fox had given a straight-to-series order to Alert with Eisendrath to serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner.[ 30] In March 2023, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2024.[ 31] [ 32] In May 2024, Fox renewed the series for a third season.[ 33] Production took place in Vancouver.[ 34]
Casting
In August 2022, it was announced Dania Ramirez had been cast as one of the leads[ 35] with Scott Caan cast as the second lead shortly thereafter.[ 36] In October 2022, Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard, and Graham Verchere were announced as series regulars.[ 37] In November 2022, Petey Gibson, Fivel Stewart, and Bre Blair joined the cast in recurring roles.[ 38] In January 2024, Alisha-Marie Ahamed was cast as new series regular while Gil Bellows was cast in a recurring capacity for the second season.[ 1]
Reception
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 29% approval rating based on 7 critic reviews, and a 32% audience rating.[ 39] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[ 40]
Ratings
Overall
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Notes
^ Credited as Sony Pictures Television Studios in season 1.
References
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^ a b Pucci, Douglas (April 23, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: NBA Playoffs Ignite TNT, FBI Lineup Puts CBS on Top in Viewers" . Retrieved April 23, 2025 .
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^ a b Pucci, Douglas (May 7, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: 'Night Court' Reboot on NBC Concludes its Third Season" . Retrieved May 7, 2025 .
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