Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023)

Overview
When police officer Nikki Batista’s son goes missing, she joins the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Person’s Unit (MPU) to help other people find their loved ones, even as she searches for her own. Six years later, her world is turned upside-down when her ex-husband, Jason Grant, a former police officer, shows up with a proof-of-life photo of their missing boy. Or is it?
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When police officer Nikki Batista’s son goes missing, she joins the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Person’s Unit (MPU) to help other people find their loved ones, even as she searches for her own. Six years later, her world is turned upside-down when her ex-husband, Jason Grant, a former police officer, shows up with a proof-of-life photo of their missing boy. Or is it?
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The film consistently portrays law enforcement as heroic and government institutions as functional, emphasizing traditional family values and avoiding any systemic critique, which aligns with a right-leaning perspective by affirming the status quo.
The series incorporates significant DEI through its diverse main cast, notably featuring a Latina lead in a traditionally male-dominated genre, reflecting intentional casting choices. While the narrative touches on social issues and potential inequities within its urban setting, these themes are not presented as a central focus beyond character representation.
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Alert: Missing Persons Unit portrays its transmasculine character, C, in a positive and multidimensional way. C is depicted as a skilled professional with dignity and complexity, not reduced to stereotypes. The show integrates his trans identity naturally, emphasizing his personal journey and relationships, including a tender coming out scene, within the broader narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The character C Hemingway is portrayed as a transgender man. However, there is no prior source material or canonical gender established for this character to compare against, meaning no gender swap occurred.
The series is an original production with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. Consequently, no character had a pre-established race to be altered, meaning no race swap occurred.
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