Amazon Prime Video fans have just days to binge an ‘underrated’ crime thriller before it leaves the platform.
American drama Absentia premiered back in 2017, running for three seasons until 2021.
It starred Stana Katic, Matthew Le Nevez and Patrick Heusinger, and followed an FBI agent struggling to come to terms with her disappearance.
When Emily Byrne disappeared without a trace while on the hunt for a notorious serial killer in Boston, she was declared dead in absentia.
But six years later, she was found barely alive in a cabin in the woods, and held no memory of the years that had passed.
Upon her return to her old life, she discovers her family has moved on with her husband remarrying and her son growing up with a step-mother.
And Emily soon finds herself caught up in a new series of murders, becoming the prime suspect as she struggles to rebuild her life and remember what happened to her.
‘After being declared dead in absentia, an FBI agent must reclaim her family, identity and innocence when she finds herself the prime suspect in a string of murders,’ the synopsis on Amazon Prime Video reads.
Viewers have branded the series – which only has 30 episodes – ‘underrated’, and fans only have six days to watch it before it leaves Amazon Prime Video.
Lucy wrote on X: ‘Absentia is so underrated ??? this whole show is so thought through and the plot is amazing.’
Izzy added: ‘absolutely anyone: what should i watc- me: ABSENTIA ON AMAZON PRIME.’
‘I don’t know how Absentia has gone unnoticed for so long but if you’re looking for a new series to binge, watch Absentia on Amazon Prime. Madness from episode 1. I’m 4 episodes in and completely HOOKED,’ Kojo added.
‘Absentia on Amazon Prime Video is really f**king good,’ Dominique said.
When the serieswas axed, Stana took to social media to announce the news, saying: ‘When they asked me in January 2017 if I was ready to spend 3 years in Bulgaria shooting a cable TV series, I had no idea what I was in for. I could never have imagined the creative partnerships and the friendships that would form and enrich my life.
‘Three Seasons was the perfect amount of space for a beautiful, complicated and wonderfully fulfilling journey. We took our protagonist on the path of victim to survivor to … empowered architect of her own future, which is a journey I hope we can all have after this confounding year.
‘And although we’ve danced with the idea of continuing the tale, Absentia was always meant to be only 3 seasons, & I couldn’t think of a better note to end on… for any person on this planet, but especially Emily and her loved ones.’
She went on: ‘To our audience, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining us on this special journey. It is because of YOU that our show was a great success for its broadcasters. It’s because of YOU that we get to entertain you and be storytellers. And whatever projects this tribe of rebel storytellers goes to next, I hope you’ll follow them all.
‘Last but not least, to my cast and crew, it’s been an honor—you are all the best in the business. And I mean that wholeheartedly. Here’s to the next time! xS.’
Absentia is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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