Disney+ begins search for The Stolen Girl

FIRST LOOK: Denise Gough, Holliday Grainger, Ambika Mod and Jim Sturgess lead the cast of The Stolen Girl, a tense thriller about a mother’s worst nightmare that is set to launch on Disney+ in 2025.

The five-part psychological drama, previously known as Playdate, introduces mum-of-two Elisa. When her nine-year-old daughter Lucia excitedly asks to go on an overnight playdate with her new best friend Josie, Elisa agrees.

After meeting Josie’s mother, Rebecca, she’s put at ease by her charming nature and their impressive house. But when she says goodnight to her daughter, she has no idea that she is about to be thrust into every parent’s worst nightmare.

The next day, when Elisa goes to pick up Lucia, she discovers that the beautiful house was a holiday rental. Lucia is missing. Rebecca and Josie have vanished. What started out as her daughter’s first sleepover has turned into an abduction.

As an urgent manhunt unfolds across Europe, Elisa and her husband Fred find themselves the object of police and public scrutiny. Elisa’s perfect family begins to unravel under the pressure, and long-buried secrets come to light. Rebecca took Lucia for a reason. And as viewers learn more about the tangled lives of these women we will wonder if Rebecca was justified in kidnapping the little girl – and whether she might be better off staying hidden.

The cast also includes Bronagh Waugh and Michael Workeye . The series is adapted by Catherine Moulton (Baptiste) from Alex Dahl’s novel Playdate, and directed by Eva Husson (Mothering Sunday).

Nicola Shindler (Fool Me Once, Missing You) executive produces for Quay Street Productions, along with executive producers Tanya Seghatchian and John Woodward for Brightstar (The Power of the Dog) and Alex Dahl, Eva Husson and Catherine Moulton. Hannah Scott is the executive producer for Disney+.

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