It is always exceedingly random which licensed series manage to find new life on Netflix, and now we have a new one that has risen up the charts. That would be Absentia, the mystery crime series that is currently #2 on Netflix’s Top 10 list, behind only megahit The Beast in Me, and ahead of the return of the excellent Man on the Inside. Now, people want to know if because of its success, if there will be an Absentia season 4.
So what is this show? Given that Netflix now hides its “Netflix original” badge on its home page, I dug in to find that no, it’s not one. Rather, Absentia aired on Amazon Prime Video and AXN back in 2017, and ran for three seasons, ending in 2020 after 30 episodes. Here’s the synopsis:
Interesting concept, and the show reviewed decently well among fans. Barely any critics seemed to notice it at all during its run, and it has relatively few reviews in as a result, but on IMDB, 20,000 fans have given it a rather good 7.2/10, which in the context of that site, is very positive.
I would be surprised if you recognized any cast member here other than Stana Katic, who joined the series right after her run on Castle ended in 2016. Everyone else, short of a role for recent Galactus Ralph Ineson, are people I do not recognize.
Will There be an Absentia Season 4 on Netflix?
So, given its success on Netflix, is there any reason to think that there’s new life for Absentia in the form of a season 4? Unfortunately no, there’s almost no chance.
It’s happened before, but rarely with licensed series on Netflix short of massive hits like Manifest. Here, back in 2021, Katic pretty conclusively stated they were done:
Honestly, it’s probably better this way. Too many shows that air on Netflix end prematurely and head into its graveyard of unfinished productions. But a show like Absentia with 30 episodes and a satisfying finale, is something that’s kind of refreshing at this point. And it seems audiences agree, given this viewership.
I wondered what Stana Katic was up to after this, and I see that she has moved into voicework, voicing Wonder Woman and Superwoman across five different Justice League animated projects in four years. She’ll star in an upcoming TV series, Entangled, now in pre-production.
So, Absentia seems good. Go check it out while it’s hot.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/11/22/the-final-word-on-absentia-season-4-on-netflix/
