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Nov 25, 2025 · Absentia has become a massive streaming hit for Netflix, even though the just-debuted FBI thriller show is harshly dividing critics and audiences.

Nov 17, 2025 · While Katic’s performance as the damaged Emily is intriguing, there’s nothing else about Absentia that feels distinctive or worth following for ten episodes.

The 2nd season of Absentia hits the mark on all three counts. Heusinger, Jackson and especially Thebold got a chance to shine with their characters and did it well and consistently.

Absentia thrives on Stana Katic’s raw, haunting performance as Emily Byrne, navigating profound trauma and impossible domestic chaos. The series is intense and slickly directed, successfully …

Sep 25, 2017 · Though Katic does her best, there are better shows involving an obsessed, morally compromised cop looking for answers. But if you need an atmospheric and propulsive …

Nov 28, 2025 · For two, maybe three episodes, the fast-moving plot outpaces the wooden acting, clumsy writing, and shoddy production. But eventually Absentia drowns in its own …

Mar 22, 2022 · Is Absentia any good? I thought it was amazing, really intense psychological thriller, lots of twists and turns. But it’s more like a 8 hour-ish movie separated into 10 …

Nov 20, 2025 · While "Absentia” may not have been a standout show, it had enough story and mystery to run for three seasons and has clearly sparked interest with Netflix viewers.

Feb 2, 2018 · ‘Absentia’: TV Review Stana Katic tries to go gritty in this post-'Castle' drama, but there's too much implausible dumbness to make 'Absentia' work.