

8.758 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestThe couple return to Scotland under constant media pressure.
The disappearance of a baby from a small coastal town in Australia is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegrating psychology of a young couple as they deal with an unthinkable tragedy under both the white light of public scrutiny and behind closed doors.
Acting
Jenna Coleman's face does WHAT in episode three??
Direction
That car scene. The sound design. Unhinged.
Writing
Adapts Helen FitzGerald's novel with zero mercy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series strips away the 'missing child' genre's usual thriller beats to focus instead on the grotesque theater of public grief—how strangers claim ownership over strangers' tragedies.
Jenna Coleman stayed in character's distressed headspace between takes, which reportedly unnerved the crew during the Australian outback sequences.