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 was produced by Berlanti Productions and Rock My Soul Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television.
Plot[]
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 are experts who were or knew people who were kidnapped. A kidnapping victim herself as a young girl, Mosley secretly kidnapped the man who abducted her (known as Sir) and keeps him locked up in her basement when she found him seven months ago, using him to help her solve cases and a chance for redemption.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Shanola Hampton as Gabi Mosely, a former kidnapping victim who manages a firm specializing 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.
- 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 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.
- Brett Dalton as Mark Trent, a Missing Persons detective and Gabi's police 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Recurring[]
- Dionne Gipson as Gina, Lacey's mom (season 2)
- Michael Cassidy as Christian Evans, a grief counselor with controversial ties to Gabi's past and Sir's (Hugh) brother (season 2)
Production[]
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. 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. On July 20, 2022, it was announced that NBC officially ordered the series. Greg Berlanti serves as an executive producer. In August 2022, Sonay Hoffman announced that she would be joining as an executive producer.
On March 2, 2022, Shanola Hampton was announced to be starring in the pilot in the role of Gabi Mosely. On April 29, 2022, Mark-Paul Gosselaar was announced as having joined the cast as Sir. On May 18, 2022, Kelli Williams has been joining the cast. On July 20, 2022, alongside the series order, it was announced that Arlen Escarpeta, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh and Karan Oberoi were all cast.
After the show was ordered to series, the rest of the first season began shooting in October 2022 and wrapped in March 2023. The first season of the series was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, and consists of 13 episodes. On September 13, 2023, it was announced that Sherri Chung will compose the show's score.
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External links[]
- Found on Wikipedia