Search Party (2016)

TV-MA

Comedy
Drama
Crime

There's a difference between missing and lost.

Overview

A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.

Sarah-Violet BlissCreator
Charles RogersCreator

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

Seasons

Season 1

2016 | 10 Episodes

Season 1 of Search Party premiered on November 21, 2016

When Dory learns that Chantal, a girl she barely knew in college, has gone missing, she becomes fixated on the mystery. Dory and her friends are not crime solvers, so when she drags them into a pursuit to find the missing girl, they learn the meaning of real danger.

Season 2

2017 | 10 Episodes

Season 2 of Search Party premiered on November 19, 2017

Dory, Portia, Elliott and Drew must deal with the disastrous consequences of successfully tracking down missing classmate Chantal in season two of Search Party. As the friends' paranoia grows, their relationships fray, and it becomes increasingly difficult to trust that no one will discover the group's secret.

Season 3

2020 | 10 Episodes

Season 3 of Search Party premiered on June 25, 2020

Season three finds the gang swept up in the trial of the century after Dory and Drew are charged for the semi-accidental murder of a private investigator. As Elliott and Portia grapple with whether or not to testify as witnesses, the friends are pitted against each other and thrust into the national spotlight as notorious public figures. As Dory’s sanity begins to fracture, it becomes increasingly clear that they may not have brunch together for quite some time.

Season 4

2021 | 10 Episodes

Season 4 of Search Party premiered on January 14, 2021

In season 4, Dory is held prisoner by her psychotic stalker Chip. Portia is starring in a film about the trial, although not as herself. Elliott has switched party lines to become a far-right conservative talk show host. Drew is trying to escape his dark past by working as a costumed cast member in a theme park. As the friends begin to connect the dots that Dory might not be touring Europe as her faked social media posts suggest, they must decide whether or not to put their traumatic pasts behind them and once again become a search party – but this time, for Dory.

Season 5

2022 | 10 Episodes

Season 5 of Search Party premiered on January 7, 2022

In the final season, Dory enters a very public business partnership with charismatic tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn on the other side of her near-death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia, Elliott and Drew into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.