Found: Cast, Plot, and Where to Watch Shanola Hampton's Missing-Persons Series
- 🔑 “Found” is an NBC missing-persons drama starring Shanola Hampton as crisis manager Gabi Mosely; NBC canceled it in May 2025 after two seasons, and Netflix later added both seasons — all 35 episodes — to its library on January 2, 2026, giving the show a second life with new viewers.
- The series ran on NBC from October 3, 2023, to May 15, 2025, across 13 first-season and 22 second-season episodes, following Gabi’s team as they tracked down people law enforcement had stopped searching for, while Gabi secretly held her own former captor for information on abductors.
- NBC’s cancellation was tied to the network clearing primetime hours for its new NBA broadcast deal, alongside falling season-two ratings; “Found” was one of several NBC dramas dropped around the same time, including The Irrational, Suits LA, Night Court, and Lopez vs. Lopez.
- The cast includes Kelli Williams as lead investigator Margaret Reed, Brett Dalton as police liaison Detective Mark Trent, Gabrielle Walsh as law student Lacey Quinn, Arlen Escarpeta as team member Zeke Wallace, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Hugh “Sir” Evans, the captive at the center of Gabi’s secret.
- As of late September 2026, no Season 3 has been confirmed by Netflix, NBC, or any other network or streamer; the show’s earlier search for a new home reportedly ended without a pickup, though its strong post-premiere Netflix chart performance has fueled fan speculation about a possible future revival.
“Found” is NBC’s missing-persons drama starring Shanola Hampton, and both of its two seasons — all 35 episodes — are now streaming in full on Netflix. The show ran on NBC from October 2023 to May 2025 before the network canceled it, and Netflix added the complete series to its library on January 2, 2026. Here’s what the show is about, who’s in it, and what — if anything — comes next.
What is “Found” about?
“Found” follows Gabi Mosely (Shanola Hampton), a public-relations crisis manager who runs a firm that finds missing people law enforcement has stopped looking for. Created by Nkechi Okoro Carroll, the NBC drama built each case-of-the-week around Gabi’s team tracking down people who’d fallen through the cracks of the system — runaways, trafficking victims, and cases departments had deprioritized. The show’s central twist runs darker: Gabi is a former kidnapping victim herself, and she secretly keeps her own ex-captor, Hugh “Sir” Evans (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), confined in her basement, using his knowledge of how abductors think to help crack cases. That arrangement is the moral tension running underneath the procedural format across both seasons.
Who is in the “Found” cast?
Shanola Hampton leads the cast as Gabi Mosely, with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh, and Arlen Escarpeta rounding out the main ensemble.
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Gabi Mosely | Shanola Hampton |
| Hugh “Sir” Evans | Mark-Paul Gosselaar |
| Margaret Reed | Kelli Williams |
| Det. Mark Trent | Brett Dalton |
| Lacey Quinn | Gabrielle Walsh |
| Zeke Wallace | Arlen Escarpeta |
Hampton, previously known for “Shameless,” anchors the show as both the confident public face of her firm and the person hiding its darkest secret. Williams plays Margaret Reed, Gabi’s lead investigator; Dalton plays Detective Mark Trent, the team’s police liaison; Walsh plays law student Lacey Quinn; and Escarpeta plays team member Zeke Wallace.
When did “Found” air on NBC, and why was it canceled?
“Found” aired on NBC across two seasons — 13 episodes from October 3, 2023 to January 16, 2024, and 22 episodes from October 3, 2024 to May 15, 2025 — before NBC canceled it in May 2025. The decision came as NBC cleared primetime hours to accommodate its new NBA broadcast package, and it landed alongside cancellations of several other NBC dramas announced around the same time, including “The Irrational,” “Suits LA,” “Night Court,” and “Lopez vs. Lopez.” Declining season-two ratings were also cited as a factor. “Found” had reportedly been one of NBC’s biggest streaming launches to date when it first premiered in 2023, but viewership fell off over the course of its run.
When did “Found” arrive on Netflix, and how many episodes are there?
Netflix added all 35 episodes of “Found” — both complete seasons — on Friday, January 2, 2026. Before that move, the show had streamed next-day on Peacock domestically during its NBC run, with Max carrying it for international audiences. After the full library landed on Netflix, the show climbed into Netflix’s own daily Top 10 chart in the US, giving the canceled series a visible second life with a new audience nearly eight months after its NBC finale.
Will there be a “Found” Season 3?
No third season of “Found” has been confirmed anywhere as of publication. Reports from around the time of the NBC cancellation indicated that the search for a new broadcast or streaming home had ended without a pickup, and neither Netflix nor any other outlet has announced plans to revive the series since the two existing seasons arrived on Netflix. The show’s strong performance on Netflix’s charts has fueled speculation among fans and entertainment writers that renewed interest could eventually prompt a revival, following a pattern Netflix has followed with other shows canceled elsewhere. That remains speculation only, though — there is no announced Season 3, renewal, or spinoff at this time.
Where can I watch “Found”?
“Found” is streaming in full on Netflix in the US, with both seasons and all 35 episodes available to watch at once. Viewers starting fresh can pick up the story from Gabi’s first case in the Season 1 premiere; the show is built as a case-of-the-week procedural with an ongoing arc around Gabi’s secret, so it works equally well as a background watch or a full binge.
For now, “Found” stands as one of the more notable recent examples of a broadcast-network cancellation finding a second life in streaming — even without a confirmed next chapter.