A sleepover gone wrong is a terrifying concept for any mother, but in The Stolen Girl, this nightmare comes true for one family. The new five-episode series promises all the twists and turns of a suspenseful psychological thriller while putting complicated women and mothers at the very heart of the story. Expect long-buried secrets and truths to come to light as the police attempt to find a kidnapped girl.

So, here’s everything to know about the new Disney+ series, The Stolen Girl, including when you can expect to watch it.

What is the plot of The Stolen Girl?

A seemingly ordinary decision turns the world of Elisa, mum to two young kids, upside down in this tense thriller. When her nine-year-old daughter, Lucia, excitedly asks to go on an overnight playdate with her new best friend, Josie, Elisa agrees. After meeting Josie’s mother, Rebecca, she’s put at ease by her charming nature and their impressive house. But when she says goodnight to her daughter, she has no idea that she is about to be thrust into every parent’s worst nightmare.

The next day, when Elisa goes to pick up Lucia, she discovers that the beautiful house was a holiday rental. Lucia is missing. Rebecca and Josie have vanished. What started out as her daughter’s first sleepover has turned into an abduction. As an urgent manhunt unfolds across Europe, Elisa and her husband, Fred, find themselves the object of police and public scrutiny. Elisa’s perfect family begins to unravel under the pressure and long-buried secrets come to light: Rebecca took Lucia for a reason. 

And as viewers learn more about the tangled lives of these women, we will wonder if Rebecca was justified in kidnapping the little girl – and whether she might be better off staying hidden.

Who stars in The Stolen Girl?

• Elisa Blix is played by Denise Gough
• Fred Blix is played by Jim Sturgess
• Rebecca Walsh is played by Holliday Grainger
• Selma Desai is played by Ambika Mod
• DI Shona Sinclair is played by Bronagh Waugh
• DS Lizzie Walker is played by Layo-Christina Akinlude
• Kaleb Negasi is played by Michael Workéyè

On the series Gough said: “I hope it is a gripping ride for [the audience] and I hope they leave each episode wanting more. I’d like their loyalties to be switching constantly. I don’t want them to know whose side to be on at any stage!”

And Grainger said: “On the surface, it’s ostensibly a thriller, but each character comes from a place of some kind of trauma… The Stolen Girl is about the strength and passion of motherhood and protecting your own and the emotional fallout when you’re unable to do that. It’s a whodunit and how-dunit and whydunit thriller, but there’s so much trauma and pain on all levels that no one really wins.”

Mod adds: “The show is like a mystery, psychological thriller, especially in terms of Elisa’s story, and I do think British people love that kind of genre. They gravitate towards that. So, I hope people who are into that genre find this show and enjoy it.”

When will The Stolen Girl be released?

The five-episode series will be available to stream on Disney+ on 16 April.

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