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Absentia
2017 - 2020 7.3 (322 votes) 3 Seasons
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Genres
Crime Drama Mystery
Networks
AXN
Created By
Matthew Cirulnick
Gaia Violo

Absentia

Overview

A missing FBI agent reappears six years after being declared dead.

Key Crew

Producer: Stana Katic, Oded Ruskin

Director: Oded Ruskin

Top Cast

Stana Katic
Stana Katic

Emily Byrne

Patrick Heusinger
Patrick Heusinger

Nick Durand

Neil Jackson
Neil Jackson

Jack Byrne

Matthew Le Nevez
Matthew Le Nevez

Cal Isaac

Natasha Little
Natasha Little

Julianne Gunnarsen

Christopher Colquhoun
Christopher Colquhoun

Agent Derek Crown

Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman

Warren Byrne

Patrick McAuley
Patrick McAuley

Flynn Durand

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2017)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Comeback
2017-09-25

After years of assuming FBI Agent Emily Byrne was a possible victim of serial killer Conrad Harlow, she is miraculously returned to her family. Emily, however, has to struggle with the mysteries of her captivity and the fact that everyone has moved on without her. Investigating Emily’s disappearance, her husband Nick Durand detects a connection between Emily and a sex trafficker Robert Semerov, who has negative feelings about Emily. When the FBI traces the sex trafficker, suspicion suddenly moves to Emily. Is she still the same person they knew?

Runtime: 51 min
Episode 2: Reset
2017-09-25

Emily’s alleged serial killer, Conrad Harlow, is being released from jail, and Emily has not come close to solving the mystery of her kidnapping and time in captivity. As Emily struggles to return to normal life, a witness turns up and reinforces the suspicions of Emily. Emily denies the suspicions and is sure the witness is lying and was forced into making a false statement, maybe by someone in the FBI. Will Emily and Nick be able to find out the truth before Emily is again torn from her family?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: The Emily Show
2017-10-02

When the testifying witness against Emily is murdered, all signs suggest that the murder was committed by Emily. While Tommy Gibbs and the Boston Police Chief are accusing Emily, she and Nick look for an FBI agent who forced the witness to lie. For Emily, there is suspicion that this agent is the one responsible for her abduction.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 4: Me You Him Me
2017-10-09

The evidence against Emily is too much for the FBI and Boston Police Department to ignore, so they ask her to turn herself in. In the midst of chaos, old feelings come to the surface between Nick and Emily. Emily decides she would rather flee and try to solve the mystery that is ruining her life. Can Emily save her relationship with Flynn? Is it possible for agent Adam Radford to solve this mystery? Can Nick trust Emily anymore?

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 5: Dig
2017-10-16

When Detective Gibbs and Nick find an FBI agent who appears to have been murdered by Emily, the hunt for her goes up to a new level. With the help of a clue given to her by Adam Radford, Emily tries to tie all the threads while evading arrest. Nick tries to reconcile with Alice's betrayal. Can Emily save herself? Can Nick keep his family together?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Nobody's Innocent
2017-10-23

Emily avoids arrest and finds another trace of the investigation. But with the disturbing new evidence, Emily begins to suspect one of her loved ones. Unfortunately, he is the only person who can help Emily figure out the case. Could it be just a little paranoia from Emily, or does she not have anyone to turn to?

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 7: A & B
2017-10-30

Jack helps save Emily’s life and finds a startling connection with Emily’s childhood. Emily discovers secrets from the past that relate to a childhood friend, Charles. Meanwhile, Tommy arrests Jack for helping Emily. Alice confronts Nick, which puts both her and Flynn in danger.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: Brave Boy
2017-11-06

Alice and Flynn are abducted by a mysterious person. Nick suspects that Emily was the one who kidnapped his family and desperately tries to find them. A reporter assaults Jack every time she wants to get exclusive information. Emily tries to get answers from Charles, but has to flee when Nick tries to arrest her. How will the couple act when they meet again?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 9: Child's Play
2017-11-13

Emily is able to retrieve more information from Charles and hopes that this will be a breakthrough in her research. Will this lead to Flynn? Will she discover the identity of who is after her? Will Tommy and Nick catch Emily and end the case that consumed the former agent’s life?

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Original Sin
2017-11-20

Tommy makes a new discovery that puts a new light on the investigation. Emily's past faces the present when she finally meets her captor, and will be like the mouse and the cat. When Nick gets hurt, Emily has to face several situations to save the ones she wants.

Runtime: 40 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2019)

When a homegrown terrorist attack rocks Boston, the city’s FBI Field Office springs into action to find the perpetrator. Special Agent Nick Durand leads the search for the domestic terrorist, working alongside Special Agent-In-Charge Derek Crown and new profiler, Special Agent Julianne Gunnarsen. Meanwhile, Emily’s investigation into her past becomes a hunt for a serial killer whose crimes have been overlooked in the citywide chaos. When the serial killer claims a victim close to Emily, she returns to the FBI to hunt him down, partnering with Special Agent Cal Isaac a former Navy SEAL with a personality that runs counter to Emily’s.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Casualties
2019-03-26

Emily Byrne struggles to make sense of her time in captivity and her tumultuous past. Meanwhile, a deadly terrorist attack rocks the heart of Boston.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: Madness
2019-04-02

Stunned by new revelations from her past, Emily intensifies her search for the truth. Tensions mount at the FBI as Nick and Julianne race to profile the Federal Annex terrorist.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 3: Guilty
2019-04-09

Reeling from a shocking loss, Emily returns to the FBI to get answers. Meanwhile, Nick and Julianne fear the terrorist may be ramping up for his next attack.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 4: Offenders
2019-04-16

Emily and Cal's investigation into the Fentanyl Killer points them toward some dangerous and highly skilled suspects. Elsewhere, Nick's manhunt for the Federal Annex attacker heats up.

Runtime: 39 min
Episode 5: Bolo
2019-04-23

While investigating the home of the most recent Fentanyl Killer victim, Emily obtains a critical piece of evidence. Meanwhile, Nick's work with a high-profile prisoner turns deadly.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 6: Cover
2019-05-07

Emily and Cal travel to Moldova to track down the Fentanyl Killer - a task that proves to be more dangerous than anticipated. Meanwhile, Nick is given an order that challenges his moral code.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 7: Boom
2019-05-14

Emily and Cal venture off the grid as they track Rex Wolfe deep into lawless territory. Back in the States, Nick struggles to swallow a massive lie.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 8: Aggression
2019-05-21

Emily is forced to deal with another devastating loss. However, her grief soon transforms into drive when she realises Rex Wolfe was only the tip of the iceberg.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Committed
2019-05-28

The FBI closes in on the person who had chosen the victims of the Fentanyl Killer. Emily is once again, confronted by evil touching her family. Nick & Alice try to resolve the problems they have been suffering, but Nick is going to make a horrifying discovery.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 10: Accomplice
2019-06-04

Emily hits a dead end. Despite this, she follows the remaining shreds of evidence to a wrenching revelation!

Runtime: 44 min
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Season 3 (2020)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Tabula Rasa
2020-07-17

Emily is serving out the final days of her FBI suspension while struggling to come to terms with the consequences of her actions from the last two seasons. Hyper-vigilant and distrusting of others, Emily sees threats everywhere and takes a closer look at everyone.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Capta Est
2020-07-17

Following the deadly events, Emily must race against time to find and save Nick, with the help of his mysterious informant, Kai. Upon tracking his location, Emily realizes there is a more complex conspiracy afoot and is left to grapple with the possibility that Nick has been killed.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Nosce Inimicum
2020-07-17

Disoriented and drugged into a paralytic state, Nick wakes up in a dark and confined location. Meanwhile, without a body as proof, Emily refuses to accept that Nick is dead and makes a deal to get him back, only to find that Dawkins has laid a trap and everyone is in danger.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 4: Alea Iacta Est
2020-07-17

Emily’s demand for the FBI to go after Nick is met with resistance, which leads her to set in motion a risky plan that puts her face-to-face with the one man who can lead her to Nick. Meanwhile somewhere in Europe, Nick is being drugged and psychologically tortured, revealing his buried guilt and his insecurities as an FBI agent, a husband, and as a father.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 5: Quid Pro Quo
2020-07-17

Emily complies with Dawkins requests in order to be taken to Nick, and orchestrates a clever ruse along the way. Meanwhile, as Nick’s guilt and paranoia threaten to overwhelm him, he finally puts a rest to the personal demons that have haunted him.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 6: In Quo Ego Vado Vos
2020-07-17

Nick continues to be tortured but finds an opportunity to try to escape from his captors. Cal and Emily head off to rescue Nick and become closer along the way. When they reach the mysterious location, they find evidence that links to Nick’s case back in Boston, but there’s no sign of Nick.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 7: Liberavit
2020-07-17

Emily makes a final attempt to trade the stolen files for Nick and demands proof that he is alive, unaware that Nick has escaped from his captors in a thrilling chase. Nick makes contact with the FBI, and Emily makes a bold decision to confront Cal about his past.

Runtime: 39 min
Episode 8: Veritas Aequitas
2020-07-17

Emily and Nick devise a plan to infiltrate the refugee camp, and Cal poses as a Meridian guard in hopes of finding Armstrong and bringing him to justice. Meanwhile, Crown and Gunnarsen narrow in on Meridian’s mole and an unexpected visitor arrives at the farm.

Runtime: 39 min
Episode 9: Tenebris
2020-07-17

Nick works to free the refugees and Cal finally confronts Armstrong. When Gunnarsen and Crown go to arrest Deputy Director Webb, they discover something deadly. Meanwhile, Emily tries to get to the bottom of Elliot’s operation and goes to extreme lengths to protect her family.

Runtime: 39 min
Episode 10: Iterum Nata
2020-07-17

Emily and Nick are finally reunited with Flynn back in Boston, but the threat of Elliot’s bioweapon still looms large. Emily resorts to drastic measures and make a dangerous choice to ensure her family’s safety.

Runtime: 55 min

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