Alert: Missing Persons Unit

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. In March 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a third season.

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.

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.
 * Ryan Broussard as Detective Sergeant Michael "Mike" Sherman
 * Adeola Role as Detective Kemi Adebayo
 * Graham Verchere as Lucas Hadley / Keith (season 1)
 * Alisha-Marie Ahamed as Wayne Pascal (season 2)

Recurring

 * Petey Gibson as C Hemingway, the supervisor of the Missing Persons Unit's forensic imaging unit
 * Fivel Stewart as Sidney Grant, Jason and Nikki's daughter
 * Elana Dunkelman as Rachel, a medical examiner
 * Gil Bellows as Inspector Hollis Braun (season 2)
 * Diana Bang as Helen Gale, a forensic scientist

Guest

 * Bre Blair as June Butler, Jason's girlfriend and business partner
 * Conni Miu as Quinn Walker, Sidney's best friend

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. 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. In March 2023, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2024. In May 2024, Fox renewed the series for a third season.

Casting
In August 2022, it was announced Dania Ramirez had been cast as one of the leads with Scott Caan cast as the second lead shortly thereafter. In October 2022, Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard, and Graham Verchere were announced as series regulars. In November 2022, Petey Gibson, Fivel Stewart, and Bre Blair joined the cast in recurring roles. 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.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 29% approval rating based on 7 critic reviews, and a 32% audience rating. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".