ABC?s ?Missing? to have world premiere at Mipcom

MUMBAI: Reed Midem has announced that ABC Studios? TV series Missing will debut at the television trade event Mipcom 2011?s World Premiere Television Screenings on 3 October in Cannes, France.

International buyers and media will have their first chance to screen episode one of this thriller series in the Palais des Festivals? Grand Auditorium. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the stars and production team of the show, who will later grace the red carpet at Mipcom?s opening night party.

Missing begins when Becca Winstone, played by Judd, learns that her son Michael disappeared while studying abroad in Rome. Becca decides to take matters into her own hands and travels to Europe to track him down, revealing in a surprising turn of events to be a former ruthless CIA Agent with her own set of resources and skills, while Michael?s
kidnappers realise they?ve picked a fight with the wrong woman.

ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee said, "We?re very proud of this edge of your seat thriller and the great storytelling that spans continents. We hope that ?Missing? is the first of what will be many truly global productions to come out of ABC Studios. We?re pleased that the Mipcom audience will be the first to see what we think is spectacular event television."

Reed Midem Television Division director Laurine Garaude said, "The Mipcom World Premiere TV Screenings offer the ideal platform to preview, launch and raise awareness for the shows that audiences will be watching in the year to come. We are delighted that ABC Entertainment Group has chosen Mipcom to screen ?Missing? for the very first time. We?re honoured and excited to present this ambitious new TV series in the presence of such prestigious and talented cast
members.?