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The Disappearance

Name: The Disappearance
Genre: Mystery, Drama

TV·2017–2017·1 season, 6 episodes·CTV·Mystery, Drama·43m·Created by Geneviève Simard, Normand Daneau

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01Birthday BoyS01E01 · 7.5When Anthony’s school project gets him in trouble with his teacher, it creates tension between Luke and Henry and the rest of the family. After Henry sends Anthony on a scavenger hunt for his 10th birthday, Helen and Luke panic when their son mysteriously vanishes.
02Burial GroundsS01E05 · 7.0Henry asks Fred for help in decoding the clues left by Anthony’s abductor. Luke and Helen still believe their son's disappearance is related to Henry's past. Susan makes an important discovery and issues an Amber Alert.
03SacrificeS01E03 · 6.7Luke continues to look for a connection between his son’s disappearance and his father’s old case files while Helen is prepared to do whatever necessary to get information that could reunite her with Anthony. Despite Susan’s warning about working against her investigation, Henry continues his own search for answers.

Cast

Aden YoungLuke Sullivan

Peter CoyoteHenry Sullivan

Camille SullivanHelen Murphy Sullivan

Joanne KellyCatherine Sullivan

Micheline LanctôtLieutenant-Detective Susan Bowden

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2017Aired 6.5Season avg

S01E01Season's bestBirthday BoyOctober 1, 2017 7.5When Anthony’s school project gets him in trouble with his teacher, it creates tension between Luke and Henry and the rest of the family. Af
S01E02The TreeOctober 8, 2017 4.8Cautiously hopeful when a witness comes forward with information about Anthony, Luke and Helen set off on their own to search for their son
S01E03SacrificeOctober 15, 2017 6.7Luke continues to look for a connection between his son’s disappearance and his father’s old case files while Helen is prepared to do whatev
S01E04Treasure HuntOctober 22, 2017 6.7Susan and Charles focus their investigation on Stephen Price – their main suspect in Anthony’s disappearance. Still driven to pursue his own
S01E05Burial GroundsOctober 29, 2017 7.0Henry asks Fred for help in decoding the clues left by Anthony’s abductor. Luke and Helen still believe their son's disappearance is related
S01E06RedemptionNovember 5, 2017 6.3The police and the Sullivans race to find Anthony.

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