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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 The fraught stillness gets overtaken by the plot, but the twists will satisfy the genre’s fans. Dec 21, 2023 Full Review Megan McCluskey TIME Magazine 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. Sep 21, 2023 Full Review Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com 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. Rated: 4/5 Jul 5, 2024 Full Review Alison de Souza The Straits Times (Singapore) It keeps a sense of menace and suspense simmering beautifully over the six episodes, and the ending is satisfying. Rated: 3/5 Sep 28, 2023 Full Review Stephanie Morgan Common Sense Media Dear Child's ability to deliver unexpected twists makes it an engrossing experience despite the implausible behavior of a few of its characters. Rated: 3/5 Sep 26, 2023 Full Review Natalia Trzenko La Nación (Argentina) 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] Rated: 3/5 Sep 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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jeanine s 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Leah S 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/01/25 Full Review Shannon F Good series until the last 20 minutes of the series. Very disappointed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review Bessie B I can't really recommend this show. The pacing is too slow (like many limited series, it could and should have been a 90 minute movie). Half the characters were VERY hard to like (Grandpa, I'm looking at you), and most attempts at character development were left completely unexplained -- like, why is Hannah so smart? Is Jasmin just going to be shitty to her dad forever? What is going on with the detective's family? Why were there so many scenes about the policeman guy popping pills and having depression when they weren't going anywhere with it? Why did the whole love triangle with the grandparents even happen, and why was it left so unresolved? Besides the irritating flop of a plot, this was just another crime show that: A) made some random guy into an unrealistically smart and powerful villain, while making the police force look like a complete joke; and B) centered around violence against women with nothing to really say about it...just for fun I guess Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/25 Full Review Darlene N Gripping, heart-wrenching, horrifying, could not stop watching until the relief of the ending. Superb acting by all the mains. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Namrata S It left me with more questions than the answers in the end. No reason why, how, what it's just the cinematography. It definitely made me curious at first but the end left me frustrated, why did I even chose to watch this without seeing reviews. Maybe I expected too much but it should have a reasonable closure at the end. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review 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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