Dear Little (Netflix): 3 other series to watch urgently

It is one of the most viewed series at the moment on Netflix. Launched on September 7, the mini-series Dear little one follows the life of Lena, a mother, who lives completely isolated in a highly secure cabin with her two children, Hannah and Jonathan. Meals, bedtime and bathroom visits are strictly scheduled by their jailer. When he enters the room, Lena and her two children line up and obey him. But one day, the young woman manages to escape and finds herself in the hospital with her daughter. Very quickly, investigators will make the link between this case and another unresolved one. If the German fiction was presented as a mini-series, its enormous success could lead Netflix to renew it for a second season, like Monster. While waiting to know if Dear little one will have a second season, discover these three other series which deal with cases of missing children.

The Little Girl in the Snow (Netflix)

After Dear little oneNetflix subscribers can immerse themselves in the six episodes of the Spanish mini-series The Little Girl in the Snow. Launched in January 2023, the thriller takes place in Malaga, in 2010, during the Three Kings parade. For Alvaro and Ana Martin, the most magical time of the year will quickly turn into a nightmare. Amaya, their six-year-old daughter, escapes her father’s attention for a few seconds and mysteriously disappears. Inspector Belen Millan (Aixa Villagran), who heads the local police force, investigates what turns out to be a child abduction, while Miren Rojo (Milena Smit), a journalist-in-training, embarks on a parallel investigation. to find out at all costs what happened to the little girl. Released on January 27, the mini-series quickly met with success with subscribers, occupying first place among the most viewed programs in France on Netflix. First thought of as a mini-series, the Spanish fiction was finally renewed for a second season. “Miren Rojo’s story will continue in El Juego Del Alma, the adaptation of Javier Castillo’s best-seller. Milena Smit will return to bring the journalist to life after The Little Girl in the Snow“, we could read on the Netflix Twitter account.

Thirteen (Canal+)

Before playing the charismatic Villanelle in Killing Eveactress Jodie Comer played the leading female role in Thirteen: 13 years in captivity. Divided into five episodes and available on Canal+, this British mini-series centers on Ivy Moxam, a young woman of twenty-six years old, who manages to escape from the cellar where she was held prisoner for the last thirteen years. Back in his family, the victim must now help investigators identify and arrest the kidnapper before he does it again. Alongside Jodie Comer, we find the actors Aneurin Barnard (recently seen in 1899 on Netflix), Valene Kane (The Winter King), Natasha Little (War of the Worlds), Richard Rankin (Outlander) or even Stuart Graham (Harry Wild).

The Missing (Prime Video and Canal+)

In October 2014, British viewers discovered a new anthology series on the BBC One channel: The Missing, to watch on Canal+ and Prime Video. The first season with Tchéky Karyo tells the story of the Hughes, an English family, who enjoyed their vacation in France. During a stopover in a northern town, five-year-old Oliver mysteriously disappears. Despite all the efforts of the local police, the child remains untraceable. Eight years later, his father, convinced that his son is still alive, returns to the scene of his disappearance. He then receives help from a police officer who had led the investigation at the time of Oliver’s kidnapping. The second chapter of the series, starring Roger Allam and Daniel Ezra, takes place during the end-of-year holiday periods. Alice Webster, a woman of British origin, reappears on the streets of a small German town after having been missing for eleven years. Before collapsing to the ground, the young woman pronounces the name of Sophie Giroux, another missing person.

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