Found: how to watch, episode guide, plot, cast and everything we know about the missing persons drama

Shanola Hampton as Gabi Mosely in Found
(Image credit: Steve Swisher/NBC)

For fans looking for a new show this fall while awaiting the release of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 25, Found could be a match made in TV heaven. Found was originally planned for a launch later in the season but is now joining the NBC fall TV lineup

"Found, from Greg Berlanti and Nkechi Okoro Carroll, is a stellar addition to our drama lineup," Susan Rovner, Chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said in a statement. "We can’t wait to share this terrific new series with our audience."

Found was renewed for a second season, which means fans will have more stories to look forward to in the future. 

Here's everything we know about Found

Found episode guide

Found season 1 episode 1: "Pilot"
"Crisis management specialist Gabi Mosely and her team find missing persons the authorities are unable or unwilling to locate; the search for Camilla, a missing 14-year-old in foster care, becomes more complicated than the team initially suspected."

Found season 1 episode 2: "Missing While Sinning"
"The team mobilizes to search for Jinny Coe, a personal escort who disappeared near her apartment; news anchor Joy-Ann Reid launches a nationwide search for 'Sir,' who abducted Gabi and Bella when they were young; Dhan makes a breakthrough with Zeke."

Found season 1 episode 3: "Missing While Widowed"
"The team launches an investigation for widower Reggie Moore at Cliff's request. Gabi comes to a realization about her time with Lacey. Margaret hopes to repair her relationship with someone important from her past."

Found season 1 episode 4: "Missing While A Pawn"
"When 13-year-old Matthew disappears from church, the team springs into action; Gabi endeavors to keep the divorced parents focused on the search and is forced to make a devastating choice; Lacey makes a keen observation about Gabi."

Found season 1 episode 5: "Missing While Undocumented"
"When the team mobilizes to trace the last steps of 21-year-old Satcha Moncado before she disappeared, their search uncovers a greater threat that nearly claims the life of one of our own."

Found season 1 episode 6: "Missing While Addicted"
"When Gabi takes the case of a missing man on behalf of his mother, it causes disagreement among the team; Gabi's dogged pursuit of the truth leads to a shocking revelation."

Found season 1 episode 7: "Missing While Indigenous"
"Native American schoolteacher Denae Wagon decides to deliver her baby on the tribe's reservation in Virginia but disappears before she can make it home; the search is complicated by a tense family dynamic and Denae's high-risk pregnancy."

Found season 1 episode 8: "Missing While Homeless"
"Dhan spearheads the search for a missing unhoused man who's been an integral part of a tight-knit encampment; when Detective Trent shares troubling news about Sir, Gabi goes to great lengths to protect her secret."

Found season 1 episode 9: "Missing While Scamming"
"A social media influencer is kidnapped for ransom; as the team searches for clues, the case becomes more complicated than anticipated; Lacey confronts Gabi about their faltering friendship; Sir remembers troubling moments from his past."

Found season 1 episode 10: "Missing While Indoctrinated"
"Gabi and the team revisit a previous case involving child trafficking, and their heated investigation leads them in a shocking direction; Gabi confronts Sir about another one of his possible victims."

Found season 1 episode 11: "Missing While Interracial"
"When a Black man goes missing, his family turns to M&A, but suspicions begin to swirl when he's implicated in the disappearance of a white woman; Gabi digs in on her search for Annie, the girl she saw at the cabin; Sir reveals why he kidnapped Gabi."

Found season 1 episode 12: "Missing While Eccentric"
"When a confused and battered young woman lands on Zeke's doorstep and says she was kidnapped and her abductor still has her friends, the team races to put the minimal clues together; Gabi shares devastating news with Dhan."

Found season 1 episode 13: "Missing While Forgotten"
"Gabi unravels as the team receives an anonymous tip about one of their most important cases -- a missing girl they've been tracking for months; Gabi makes a shocking discovery about Sir."

Found plot

Here's the official synopsis of Found from NBC: "In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. A public relations specialist, who was once herself one of those forgotten ones, and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own."

Found cast

Found features Shanola Hampton (Shameless) as Gabi Mosely, who was once missing herself. 

Rounding out the stellar cast are Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Franklin & Bash, NYPD Blue) as Sir, Kelli Williams (Lie to Me, The Practice) as Margaret, Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Mark Trent, Gabrielle Walsh (9-1-1) as Lacey, Arlen Escarpeta (The Oath, The Magicians) as Zeke and Karan Oberoi (Roswell, New Mexico) as Dhan.

Found trailer

There's no trailer for Found just yet, but we expect to see one soon. Once it drops we'll have it for you right here. 

How to watch Found

Found will air on NBC and will stream the next day on Peacock. If you’ve cut the cord, you can watch NBC through DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV and YouTube TV

Sarabeth Pollock
Editorial Content Producer

 

Sarabeth joined the What to Watch team in May 2022. An avid TV and movie fan, her perennial favorites are The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, true crime documentaries on Netflix and anything from Passionflix. You’ve Got Mail, Ocean's Eleven and Signs are movies that she can watch all day long. She's also a huge baseball fan, and hockey is a new favorite.  

When she's not working, Sarabeth hosts the My Nights Are Booked Podcast and a blog dedicated to books and interviews with authors and actors. She also published her first novel, Once Upon an Interview, in 2022.