NBC has officially canceled Found after two seasons. The missing persons drama, which starred Shanola Hampton as Gabi Mosely, will not return for a third season. The announcement comes just days before the Season 2 finale, which now doubles as the show’s series finale.
Found’s final episode promises a climactic ending — but no new season to follow
The Season 2 finale of Found, titled “Missing While Dying,” airs on May 15 at 10/9c. The episode is expected to wrap up several key storylines — though not in the way fans might have hoped. Gabi’s crisis management team, Mosely & Associates, faces one last desperate mission as they try to rescue one of their own. Meanwhile, Gabi herself is forced to barter with her life, and Heather’s (Danielle Savre) actions spark a daring move that could change everything.
Despite the high-stakes finish, the show won’t be returning to explore the fallout. NBC made the call to cancel Found after two seasons, joining a larger wave of cancellations that include The Irrational, Suits LA, Night Court, and Lopez vs. Lopez.
Why NBC pulled the plug on Found despite strong streaming debuts
Found debuted on NBC in 2023 and quickly gained traction, especially on Peacock. The series centered on Gabi Mosely, a PR specialist who once was a missing person of color herself. She leads a team that works to find and protect overlooked missing people — a group too often ignored by law enforcement and media. The show struck a chord with viewers, and Season 1’s premiere pulled in 10.5 million viewers across platforms in its first week.
But the momentum didn’t last. Ratings on linear NBC declined sharply in Season 2. With broadcast slots shrinking and NBCUniversal committing to 180 primetime hours of NBA coverage next season, the network is making room for sports by cutting scripted dramas with falling viewership. Found averaged 3.9 million viewers this season, ranking ninth out of eleven NBC dramas.
According to sources, the network’s decision was largely driven by scheduling priorities and ratings, not creative direction. Found became a casualty of NBC’s shift toward live sports programming and the need for higher-rated content in remaining slots.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s villain role couldn’t save the show from cancellation
One of Found’s most talked-about elements was the tense dynamic between Gabi and Sir, played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Sir — Gabi’s childhood kidnapper — was imprisoned in her basement during Season 1, but escaped by the end of that season. Season 2 tracked Sir’s chaotic journey back into Gabi’s life, and introduced his sister Heather as a new wild card.
Even with Gosselaar’s magnetic performance as Sir, the show couldn’t maintain its initial buzz. Some fans loved the psychological edge of the storytelling, while others felt the series struggled to find new direction once the core premise shifted. The creators gambled with the narrative in Season 2, and now we’re left wondering where they planned to take it next — if given the chance.
Creator Nkechi Okoro Carroll and Warner Bros. may still shop the series elsewhere
Executive producer and creator Nkechi Okoro Carroll led the show through both seasons, with backing from Found’s powerhouse producing team that included Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Sonay Hoffman. Warner Bros. Television, the lead studio on the project, is reportedly exploring options to shop Found to other networks or streaming platforms.
Whether another outlet will pick it up remains uncertain. But with the series finale airing next week, fans may get their first — and only — chance to see how Gabi’s story concludes. And as Hampton herself teased, the ending "comes to a head in a way that... makes you think, well, where do we go from here now?"
Found leaves behind a legacy of spotlighting missing people of color
More than 600,000 people go missing in the U.S. every year. Over half of them are people of color — a statistic rarely reflected in media or public awareness. Found aimed to change that. Through Gabi and her team, the show gave visibility to the forgotten and created stories around hope, trauma, and resilience.
Even if Found won’t continue on screen, it's likely that its impact will be felt elsewhere. Shows like this rarely get the chance to stick around long enough to change the cultural conversation. But they matter when they do. And Found mattered.