The first series of '' The Missing '' was met with critical acclaim . On Rotten Tomatoes , the show has earned a " Certified Fresh " score of 96 % , with an average rating of 8.4 / 10 out of 28 reviews . The site 's critical consensus reads , " The Missing turns a common premise into a standout thriller with heartfelt , affecting performances . " On Metacritic , the series has a score of 85 out of 100 based on 21 reviews , indicating " universal acclaim " . '' The Guardian '' called it " hauntingly brilliant television " . '' The Daily Telegraph '' described it as " supremely compelling " . '' The Independent '' said it was " tense ... absorbing ... mercilessly believable " . '' The New York Times '' wrote " '' The Missing '' is imaginatively written , well cast , chillingly believable and quite addictive . This kind of story has been told this way before , but somehow that does n’t make this telling any less compelling . " The final episode was discussed heavily on the social networking site Twitter , with over 1,000 tweets being posted per minute . The series has been hailed by some as being superior to its ITV counterpart '' Broadchurch '' . Gerard O'Donovan , in '' The Telegraph '' , however , referred to the final episode as " ... a manipulation too far ... . I mostly felt that sinking feeling you get when a book or series you 've loved goes wrong in the final stretch . " In January 2015 , at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards , the series was nominated for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Frances O'Connor was nominated for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film . For the 5th Critics ' Choice Television Awards , James Nesbitt was nominated for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries . At the 2015 British Academy Television Awards , the series received four nominations — Best Drama Series , Radio Times Audience Award , Nesbitt for Best Actor and Ken Stott for Best Supporting Actor . For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards , Tom Shankland received a nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series , Movie or a Dramatic Special
67th Primetime Emmy Awards
67th Primetime Emmy Awards
The Missing (TV series)