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. The second season premiered on March 5, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on March 25, 2025. In June 2025, the series was canceled after three seasons.

Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Season 1 promotional poster
Genre	Police procedural Crime drama
Created by	John Eisendrath Jamie Foxx
Starring	Scott Caan Dania Ramirez Ryan Broussard Adeola Role Graham Verchere Alisha-Marie Ahamed
Composers	Caleb Chan Dave Porter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	John Eisendrath Jamie Foxx Datari Turner J. R. Orci Adam Kane Michael Offer Carla Kettner
Running time	44–45 minutes
Production companies	Whale Productions Foxxhole Productions Danger Doll Productions Fox Entertainment Sony Pictures Television[a]
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08) – May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)

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.

Cast and characters

Main

• Scott Caan as Detective Jason Grant, Nikki's ex-husband, who works in the Missing Persons Unit (MPU) with her to help people find their missing loved ones. He is a former private security contractor.
• Dania Ramirez as Captain Nicolina "Nikki" Batista (seasons 1–2; guest season 3), the commanding officer of the Missing Persons Unit, and Jason's ex-wife.
• Ryan Broussard as Detective Sergeant Michael "Mike" Sherman, a detective with the MPU and Nikki’s fiancé. He and Jason are partners.
• Adeola Role as Detective Kemi Adebayo, a detective with the MPU. She is a Shaman with multiple past lives who infuses her spirituality with her detective work.
• Graham Verchere as Lucas Hadley / Keith Grant (season 1)
• Alisha-Marie Ahamed as Wayne Pascal (seasons 2−3), an expert computer hacker under house arrest^[1]

Recurring

• Fivel Stewart as Sidney Grant (season 1; guest seasons 2–3), Jason and Nikki's daughter
• Petey Gibson as C Hemingway (season 1; guest seasons 2–3), the supervisor of the Missing Persons Unit's forensic imaging unit. He is a trans man who initially struggles with coming out.
• Elana Dunkelman as Rachel (season 1), a medical examiner
• Gil Bellows as Inspector Hollis Braun (season 2)^[1]
• Diana Bang as Helen Gale (seasons 2−3), a forensic scientist
• Reedan Elizabeth as MPU Officer Brooks (seasons 2−3)
• Megalyn Echikunwoke as Lieutenant Gabrielle Bennett (season 3), the new leader of the Missing Persons Unit

Guest

• Bre Blair as June Butler (season 1), Jason's girlfriend and business partner
• Conni Miu as Quinn Walker (season 1), Sidney's best friend
• Kendall Gender as Canary (season 2), a Drag Queen
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Chief Inspector Bill Houston (season 3), the interim leader of the Missing Persons Unit

Episodes

Series overview

Main article: List of Alert: Missing Persons Unit episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08)	February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)
2	10		March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)	May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)
3	10		March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)	May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)

Production

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

In March 2023, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2024.^[4][5] In May 2024, Fox renewed the series for a third season.^[6] Production took place in Vancouver.^[7] On June 6, 2025, the series was canceled after three seasons.^[8]

Casting

In August 2022, it was announced Dania Ramirez had been cast as one of the leads^[9] with Scott Caan cast as the second lead shortly thereafter.^[10] In October 2022, Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard, and Graham Verchere were announced as series regulars.^[11] In November 2022, Petey Gibson, Fivel Stewart, and Bre Blair joined the cast in recurring roles.^[12] 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.^[1]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 29% approval rating based on 7 critic reviews, and a 32% audience rating.^[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[14]

Ratings

Overall

Viewership and ratings per season of Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		TV season
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Sunday 8:00 p.m. (1) Monday 9:00 p.m. (2–8, 10) Monday 8:00 p.m. (9)	10	January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08)	4.03[15]	February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)	2.35[16]	2022–23
2	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	10	March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)	1.54[17]	May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)	1.00[18]	2023–24
3		10	March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)	1.35[19]	May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)	1.18[20]	2024–25

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alert: Missing Persons Unit

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Chloe"	January 8, 2023	0.9	4.03[15]	0.2	1.43	1.1	5.46[21]
2	"Hugo"	January 9, 2023	0.2	1.54[22]	0.2	1.59	0.4	3.13[23]
3	"Zoey"	January 16, 2023	0.2	1.52[24]	0.2	1.54	0.4	3.05[25]
4	"Andy"	January 23, 2023	0.3	2.00[26]	—	—	—	—
5	"Miguel"	January 30, 2023	0.3	2.29[27]	—	—	—	—
6	"Tim and Amy"	February 6, 2023	0.3	1.77[28]	—	—	—	—
7	"Shannon"	February 13, 2023	0.3	1.90[29]	—	—	—	—
8	"Craig"	February 20, 2023	0.3	2.01[30]	—	—	—	—
9	"Briana"	February 27, 2023	0.2	2.35[16]	—	—	—	—
10	"Max"	February 27, 2023	0.2	2.35[16]	—	—	—	—

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alert: Missing Persons Unit

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"Bus 447"	March 5, 2024	0.2	1.54[17]
2	"Benjamin Franklin"	March 12, 2024	0.2	1.22[31]
3	"Gemma & Isabel"	March 19, 2024	0.1	1.17[32]
4	"Maya"	March 26, 2024	0.2	1.04[33]
5	"Ms. Patty"	April 2, 2024	0.2	1.08[34]
6	"Jedidiah & Lucy"	April 9, 2024	0.1	1.00[35]
7	"@Kyra"	April 16, 2024	0.2	1.19[36]
8	"Alexi"	April 30, 2024	0.1	1.20[37]
9	"Paul Miller"	May 7, 2024	0.1	1.00[38]
10	"Federal Prisoner #07198F-068P"	May 14, 2024	0.1	1.00[18]

Season 3

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alert: Missing Persons Unit

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"Bella, Genevieve, Amelia, Tally & Kate"	March 25, 2025	0.2	1.35[19]
2	"Badge #41870"	April 1, 2025	0.1	1.04[39]
3	"Lay"	April 8, 2025	0.2	1.04[40]
4	"Sophie"	April 15, 2025	0.1	1.07[41]
5	"Violet"	April 22, 2025	0.1	0.97[42]
6	"Lillian"	April 29, 2025	0.1	1.05[43]
7	"April"	May 6, 2025	0.1	0.89[44]
8	"Carmen"	May 13, 2025	0.1	0.90[45]
9	"Burt"	May 20, 2025	0.1	1.01[46]
10	"Chase"	May 27, 2025	0.2	1.18[20]

Notes

1. Credited as Sony Pictures Television Studios in season 1.