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Maxine Peake describes her latest thriller series as "dark" and "upsetting"
The series follows a detective whose life unraveled after his daughter vanished 11 years ago, with new episodes streaming weekly after the premiere.
- On Wednesday, Last Seen premieres on the streaming platform with its first two episodes, featuring Maxine Peake as a woman caught in a child's mysterious disappearance.
- Police detective Ian Ridley's life unraveled 11 years ago when his daughter Maggie went missing. Now working as a dispatcher, Ridley receives a distress call from a girl he believes is Maggie.
- The girl, Sarah, insists she is the daughter of reclusive couple Henry and Jenna, played by Peake. This revelation deepens the central mystery.
- Peake noted the series explores "dark places" and praised co-star Chloe Jean Lourdes, who makes her acting debut as Sarah. She called Lourdes an "extraordinary" young talent.
- Drawing on a 30-year career beginning in the kids' drama series Children, Peake offered advice for emerging actors like Lourdes on managing the industry's inevitable waiting periods.
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