Should you watch Absentia?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Absentia
Series · 2017
A missing FBI agent reappears six years after being declared dead.
The sides of Absentia
- An FBI agent found alive six years after vanishing
- A husband who has remarried
- A son who doesn't remember her
Absentia is good for you if…
- you like a heroine accused of crimes she can't remember.
- you want to know who held Emily captive and why.
- you like Stana Katic fighting her way to the truth.
Absentia is bad for you if…
- you can't stand torture scenes.
- you need a thriller where every turn feels realistic.
About: identity · motherhood · trauma
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