Episode 1
It Was Harry Potter
44m7.0 / 10
A girl vanishes into thin air from a suburb near Mexico City, unraveling family secrets and revealing how power works among the privileged.
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TV series
The Search
20201 season7.2 / 10
When a girl vanishes from a suburb near Mexico City, the personal goals of some involved in the case muddy the search. Based on a true story.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Search premiered June 12, 2020. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
When a girl vanishes from a suburb near Mexico City, the personal goals of some involved in the case muddy the search. Based on a true story.
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Episode 2
I Gotta Feeling
42m9.0 / 10
Political connections and intrigue keep the story in the news as investigators dig deeper and zero in on a line of inquiry.
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Episode 3
Climax
38m9.0 / 10
Bazbaz and the media become obsessed with the case as accusations fly. An unfamiliar man captured in security video footage catches Carolina's eye.
Episode credits
Guest stars Alfonso Borbolla
Episode 4
The Show Must Go On
43m8.0 / 10
After 4-year-old Paulette is found, the evidence doesn't add up. Bazbaz seeks help. Over at TV Centro, Carolina is taken off the story.
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Episode 5
Lights, Bed, Action
38m8.0 / 10
Bazbaz knows Castillo, his deputy, is playing him and tries to go around him. Carolina still pursues the story, and Amanda is desperate for attention.
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Episode 6
The Burial
43m8.5 / 10finale
Bazbaz is forced into a drastic decision as Paulette is laid to rest. Castillo, Carolina, Amanda, Bonilla and the families all reveal their true colors.
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Cast
Regina BlandónCarolina Tello
Dario Yazbek BernalAlberto Bazbaz
Diana BovioAmanda de la Rosa
Adrián LadrónAlfredo Castillo
Verónica BravoLizette Farah
Alejandro CalvaMiguel Gómez
Memo VillegasLuis Miranda Nava
Edmundo VargasLaloCredits
- Created by
- Santiago Limón
- Written by
- Santiago Limón, Silvia Jiménez, Fabián Archondo
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 6
- Original language
- Spanish
- Original title
- Historia de un crimen: la búsqueda
Networks & production
Netflix
Themes
investigationjournalismminiseriesmissing childpoliticssatire