Gone forces two-night ITV viewing routine for crime drama audiences
Starting Sunday, viewers will need to reserve a 9: 00 p. m. ET slot as ITV shifts weekend schedules for its new psychological thriller, and fans of British crime drama will now get a two-night weekly appointment. At 9: 00 p. m. ET on Sunday, Gone debuts on ITV, launching a six-part series that will air weekly on Sundays and Mondays and is led by Eve Myles.
Gone reshapes weekend schedules and offers full-series streaming on ITVX
ITV has scheduled Gone as a six-part run that begins with a Sunday 9: 00 p. m. ET premiere and a second episode the following Monday at 9: 00 p. m. ET, putting two consecutive evenings of original drama into the channel’s lineup. The broadcaster also makes all episodes available to watch now on ITVX, giving viewers the option to stream the complete series immediately rather than waiting week to week.
Eve Myles and David Morrissey play the central cat-and-mouse figures
Eve Myles stars as Detective Annie Cassidy, described as a “gutsy” and “rule-bending detective with an unwavering sense of justice, ” while David Morrissey portrays Michael Polly, a straight-laced headmaster who becomes the prime suspect when his wife, Sarah, disappears. The first episode centers on Michael returning home with his daughter Alana after his school’s rugby team wins before finding no sign of his wife; the next day he reports Sarah missing to DS Annie Cassidy, setting off the investigation.
George Kay and ITV frame the mystery around privilege, trauma and elite institutions
Series creator George Kay, working again with ITV and New Pictures, has placed the story against the backdrop of a prestigious private school, a foreboding forest and the outskirts of Bristol to explore themes of trauma, trust and the legacy of elite institutions. ITV’s press release frames the central conflict as a compulsive game of cat and mouse in which Annie chips away at Michael Polly’s inscrutable veneer in search of the truth, and the production highlights psychological depth over standard procedural beats.
Still, the show leans into character: ITV describes Morrissey’s Michael Polly as a “serious, emotionally inhibited man” who prides himself on industriousness and honour, and Myles has called the series “a really deep-seated, psychological, delicious thriller” that focuses on what lies beneath the crime. That blend of personal drama and mystery positions Gone to keep audiences guessing across its six episodes.
The next confirmed broadcast is the series’ second episode on Monday at 9: 00 p. m. ET, and viewers who prefer to binge can already access all episodes on ITVX. If the full run remains available on ITVX, viewers can stream the entire six-part story immediately and follow Annie Cassidy’s investigation at their own pace.
