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Limited Series – Dear Child

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A mysterious woman's escape from her harrowing captivity points investigators toward the dark truth behind her unsolved disappearance 13 years earlier.
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Dear Child — Limited Series

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Craig Mathieson Sydney Morning Herald 12/21/2023
The fraught stillness gets overtaken by the plot, but the twists will satisfy the genre’s fans. Go to Full Review
Megan McCluskey TIME Magazine 09/21/2023
It's a story that combines elements reminiscent of a variety of renowned thrillers, from 2014's Gone Girl to 2015's Room (both of which were also adapted from novels), but with its own unsettling twists and turns. Go to Full Review
Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com 07/05/2024
4/5
Dear Child is a thrilling and twisted watch from start to end. It goes from bad to worse and just takes you in an uncomfortable loop of deceit, heartbreak and horror that is nothing short of a nightmare. Go to Full Review
Alison de Souza The Straits Times (Singapore) 09/28/2023
3/5
It keeps a sense of menace and suspense simmering beautifully over the six episodes, and the ending is satisfying. Go to Full Review
Stephanie Morgan Common Sense Media 09/26/2023
3/5
Dear Child's ability to deliver unexpected twists makes it an engrossing experience despite the implausible behavior of a few of its characters. Go to Full Review
Natalia Trzenko La Nación (Argentina) 09/25/2023
3/5
Almost by definition of the genre, all conclusions and answers to the unknowns that define the story will be underwhelming once they're finally revealed, and in that sense, Dear Child isn't an exception. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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yass m Oct 28 good story, good acting, good ending, good everything See more Chris F Oct 2 Von Anfang bis Ende kommt keine Minute Langeweile auf. Absolut fesselnd. Besonders die schauspielerische Leistung des Mädchens ist beachtenswert. Grundsätzlich wäre es bei derlei Material schön, wenn auch schon in der Beschreibung des Streaming Anbieters eine Triggerwarnung für Überlebende jedweden Missbrauchs vermerkt wäre. See more Mimi L Aug 7 The hype around this series must be completely artificial. I don't know how much they paid for reviewers and bots, but it must have been a good few doubloons. I'm bitter I lost a whole hour watching the first episode, but am congratulating myself on not carrying on. This series drags on terribly. Just watch "Room" and be done with this theme. The acting is unconvincing, the child's dialogue is unrealistic, I really thought the character thought voice-over was a thing of the past (or strictly of the sitcom domain), and the thrills that I was promised failed to appear. Waste of time. See more Jul 5 An incredibly tight mystery story where the twists just keep on going. Also a dark reflection on the role of women to men, and how even "good", loving men can sometimes use women to their own ends, even if they don't necessarily realise they're doing it. A must watch. See more jeanine s Apr 13 This show has me. Right from the very start! It's really worthy of binge watching 👀 😌. It just keeps getting better and better. It's twisted just like I like!! Keeps me on the edge of my seat. See more Leah S Apr 1 I was immediately drawn in then stayed too long. For a series with 6 episodes the gaps and crucial questions could have been filled in an answered without harming the story. The biggest question is why did Papa killed Lena? What made him kill the other women? Jasmin, portrayed as a confident firecracker became a frightened weakling in no time. There was enough time to give some idea why Hannah, who loved her Mom, was so devoted to the man who killed her. The hand thing became redundant and started to feel overused. This series had the potential to far better than what it was. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 7, 2023 Hannah After a woman is hit by a car and hospitalized, authorities try to make sense of puzzling information from the young girl who was with her. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 7, 2023 Grandfather Gerd meets the mysterious patient; Hannah moves to a new home; Aida's investigation of the accident site leads to a breakthrough. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 7, 2023 The House A search yields disturbing discoveries, while Gerd begins to realize that the full truth of Lena Beck's disappearance is darker than anyone imagined. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 7, 2023 Rules Gruesome new evidence from the forest surrounding the military site changes the scope of the investigation; Jasmin fights to regain her independence. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 7, 2023 Gifts Jasmin realizes she's not alone; Gerd follows a hunch about Hannah, while Matthias forges ahead with a plan to bring her home; Aida pursues a lead. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 7, 2023 For Lena As the pieces of a grim puzzle finally click into place, Gerd and Aida race to prevent history from repeating itself; Hannah makes a special request. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Friederich Oetker, Tom Spiess
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date
Sep 7, 2023
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