‘Found’ Stars Reveal What They Wanted to See in Axed Show’s Season 3
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Found series finale “Missing While Dying.”]
One of the more shocking cancellations of the 2024-2025 season has to be Found, which left off on quite the cliffhanger in its Thursday, May 15, finale: Gabi (Shanola Hampton) told the world that she held Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) captive just as her kidnapper was seemingly dying in his cell. TV Insider spoke with both Karan Oberoi and Parker Queenan about that shocking ending before the news of the cancellation.
“It was someone that Dhan did not want,” though he does trust her, Karan Oberoi told us of Gabi’s ride-or-die/platonic soulmate. “I wish we kept that right at bay. He loves Gabi. He would take that place if he could, but I think it was something that Gabi needed to let out. She needs to put her cards on the table and not give Sir any more sort of power.”
Parker Queenan, who plays Jamie, agreed. “It’s crazy, but it’s inevitable. You kind of know it’s going to happen because it’s got to, if she’s really going to practice what she preaches and learning from Jamie and where he comes from in that episode, if she’s really going to be the leader that she wants to be to the people around her, it’s not what she says, It’s what she does,” he explained.
Prior to that final scene, Jamie said he realized secrets keep them trapped in the past and he wanted to finally be free. Then, during her press conference, Gabi said, “A smart and courageous young man reminded me yesterday that secrets and lies keep us chained to the past.” Queenan said that moment was “so cool.”
“It’s like, I did something,” he continued. “That’s the thing about the show is that the people part of M&A, their intention is to help people that are in need that are kidnapped, but also to help one another. It’s supporting each other while also performing a duty and a service to people. And that was part of Jamie performing a service to the people that helped him. It’s a nice thing to be able to do that. I think he probably felt pretty good about it.”
Beyond saving Jamie from Sir’s sister Lena (Danielle Savre) after she kidnapped him, the finale also continued to give us bits and pieces about Dhan’s past, this time bringing him back in touch with the man, Mike, who was responsible for him being captured and held for three years during a mission. M&A helped Mike find his missing wife.
“Dhan’s so reclusive, but we’re finding out why there’s a lot of trust issues,” noted Oberoi. “Dhan’s most important thing is missing people. He understands captivity, he understands his job, and job for him is number one. Bringing his past about, and that connection to that case, yeah, it’s tough. It plays on two different angles for him. He has this thing with his PTSD now coming up with this issue with this person he thought was eliminated from his life, and then he has a missing person. So which does he choose? And I think Dhan does the right thing.”
Near the end of the finale, once Mike’s wife was found, the two men did talk briefly. Mike asked Dhan to grab coffee, but the other man wasn’t ready just yet and only offered, “one day.” When exactly what “one day” would have been was a question for Season 3.
It “might be a few months, but I think it’s Dhan wanting answers,” Oberoi said. “Dhan needs answers and certain people have them. So I think him revisiting his past is very important and he’s going to be looking for a lot of answers.”
The star was interested in diving deep into his character in a third season. “He’s slowly unraveling. There’s things that are slowly happening to him that are really shaking him to his core. So I really want to really explore his backstory. I want to see what happened, where he was captive and what happened over there to make him who he is today,” shared Oberoi. “I really think Dhan was two different people in a matter of the three years he was gone to who he is now. I’m really excited to explore that sort of comparison.”
In doing so, he would have had to rely on his team just like they have all leaned on him in the past, though it wouldn’t have been easy for him. “I think he struggles with that in any regard, but we saw him open up more to Zeke [Arlen Escarpeta],” Oberoi pointed out. “Zeke was another character for him that I think Dhan had a great relationship and they opened up a lot. So I think the more layers that get peeled, he’ll open up to more people. Every person can help him. Each person on the team is so unique in their skills and the emotional characteristics they portray, I think that’s going to all around help Dhan a lot.”
Queenan was also interested in exploring who Jamie is beyond being Margaret’s (Kelli Williams) kidnapped son who has now come home. “I hope he continues to do work at the agency. I think that that would be really cool and it would be interesting to see where he takes that and how he’s able to contribute back and what ways he finds out to do that,” he said. “Outside of [being kidnapped], who is he? How does he act? What kind of a person is he? If you just get to know him on a Tuesday, [who is he]? … I think a big part of the show is not defining people by a thing that happened to him. And Jamie had this season where he was defined by what happened to him. If that’s not there anymore, who is he?”
Are you going to miss Found? What would you have liked to see in a third season? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I was very disappointed to read about the cancellation of Found. It’s great drama and suspense. Fascinated actors. I wish another Network takes over the budget for this extraordinary show. I will love to see it come back.
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Bring it back! Love this team!!
There’s so much more that can be explored!!!
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Really dislike that the shows you learn to love watching. All of a sudden, they're gone. Writing good and strong. You get so involved in the storyline. Sad this keep happening.
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I feel this way with The Irrational
I had a sour feeling they’ll cancel it
They certainly did
Worst part it ended on cliffhanger
I’m one of Jesse L Martins biggest fans since he was on law & order
Hope he’ll do something else amazing eventually
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I think I'm not going to start anything new. The good and interesting shows get canceled for more of the way too many reality shows. Found was one of the best. Too bad. I hope the fantastic cast of this show can find something as good as this show was for their next adventure.
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There is so much garbage on television. This show was so well scripted and each character was made to be so unique. It was well worth the hour of my life to watch. I will not watch NBC in the future. They have done this to me one too many times. GARBAGE.
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Couldn't have said it better! This one hurts
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THE JERK WHO CANCELED FOUND SHOULD BE FIRED. SO THE RATINGS WENT DOWN MY FAMILY N FRIENDS WERE FAITHFUL VEIWERS. WELL WRITTEN N ACTED.IT SHOWED
HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER FOR ONE GOAL FIND THE MISSING. NBC MISSED THIS ONE
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I am so disappointed that it was not renewed and I almost fell off my chair in last night's episode. It needs to be picked up by another stream service or network
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Definitely going to miss this show. It has been my favorite these past two years. It was my happy place TV. Please pick it up Peacock or another network. Great stories, great acting. Need more.
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It’s very sad that NBC in my opinion caved with canceling Found due to the current political climate. Found mainly showed people of color, particularly Bkack people being kidnapped. A group that we know doesn’t get much attention, and Found showed that there is someone that cared about them getting Found. Big big mistake taking the show off the air and also taking the Irrational off too.
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'Found' was one of the few TV shows that I watch, and if I had to miss the show, I recorded it.
I am so disappointed. Network executives need to rethink this cancelation!
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Really disappointed that Found has been canceled. It was an engaging series that kept me thoroughly engaged. Hopefully another network willpick it up? PLEASE!!
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Found was an interesting show involving people who had been through some bad things and decided they were going to help others by getting them out of similar situations. They manage their own traumas to do so. I'll miss this show like many others that keep being cancelled. The tv companies arent realising that the viewing figures are skewed because we are waiting until the series hits near its last few episodes to watch the whole thing there are too many times a program misses wèeks. You dont know when they are on or if there will be a repeat of the series. I wait and then binge them.
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Just watched the season finale. Just found out it was canceled. That pisses me off. I liked the show. TV is really slipping nowadays. They are canceling alot of good shows. I watch all mine on a streaming service, but I still watch. You keep shitty shows and cancel good ones. Makes no sense to me. Disappointed.
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I would love to see at least three more seasons of Found. It is one of the few shows that follows different stories in one show but they are all connected.
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Im certainly disappointed at the cancellation of Found. It seems like every time I’m engaged in a show it gets canceled. Found is not the only show I will be missing next season. Replacement shows are never as good.
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terrible way to leave the show!!! So many questions! Hoping it gets picked up somewhere else this was one of our favorites!
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I love found and I hope someone picks it up for a third season.
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I think it was a big mistake canceling the show it was very intriguing i would have loved to see a 3rd season there is so much potential for more storyline hopebthey rethink this
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This was my show I'm definitely disappointed that it has ended, I would have liked to see if Gabby and the police detective would have become a couple and teamed up to solve more case. Maybe he could have joined M&A? Maybe they could have saved Sir's life and he could be a home bound part of M&A but reformed and make peace with Gabby. Also would have liked to see the homebound guy get his girlfriend and be able to overcome his fears of not being able to leave his house, maybe he could work at M&A. There's so much more that could be done with this show to keep it on the air. 💔🙁🙁
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Might as well cancel it. I only watched because Mark-Paul Gosselaar "Sir" was in it. He is one of my favorite actors and I watch everything he is in. I watched this show one whole hour every week to see about two minutes of him. I love him, but that is so not worth it. I tried, but I just didn't care about any of the other players. I was hoping Sir would kidnap Gabby again or he would start helping M&A. So disappointing.
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I hope Netflix Peacock or HULU picks it up!!!! Very disappointing to see a good good show go! I’m at a loss for words. We all watched it the next day on Peacock with no commercials to interrupt 🥴.
Don’t cancel a good show 😞
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Im so tired of great shows being canceled after only 1 or 2 seasons. Its ridiculous. I dont like to get invested in any shows now because so many get dropped before they have time to fully develop. Bring back Found! It has a stellar cast of talented individuals who have excellent on screen chemistry and work well together. If tv shows about grown men hunting Bigfoot can last for 12 seasons without ever finding one, surely we can keep this show going for 1 more. Good grief.
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I very rarely take interest in newer network shows and this is the reason why. It was one of the very few non-news programs that I recorded.
Disappointed again!
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It's one of our better shows to watch. My wife and I really like the characters as they have developed during the season. There is enty of room for growth on this show. I hope it is picked up elsewhere.
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I am so disappointed and to cancel on a cliffhanger again! I am getting to the point where I don’t Even watch tv. Just read !
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I think found should stay on nbc for season3 and other season
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This was an awesome show, very sorry it's being cancelled. Hopefully someone will pick it up
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I’m very bummed that Found was cancelled. I am hoping that another station or streaming service picks them up for more seasons.
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Found is a great show. The ratings went down because they were inconsistent placing it on peacock and people didn’t know when it would air. The would skip a week sometimes. I hope enough people respond so they can bring it back.
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The inconsistency and long pauses are due to the strike that happened last year. All the shows did that and some shows if you noticed not all the actors were all the episodes. Yes Found was a great show
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It's disappointing and sad that again, another fantastic show that could have ran with many seasons is cancelled! I'd have loved to know more about Zeke's character and his kidnapping. Who he was before his kidnapping to who he is now. How he became a white hat hacker, his technological skills - who was Zeke before? Trent is another character I'd have loved the show to explore. His Dad was raised by "Sir" in a conversation and we saw Trent's Dad for a moment. To explore that story, how Trent and Gabi officially met (as in Season 1, Ep 1, they knew each other). I love Margaret and Jamie and to see that storyline play out was brilliant, though I'd have love to have seen more. It would have been awesome to learn how the whole M&A family met properly (though we were shown and told about Zeke and Margaret) and continue to watch them do what they do best, have a voice for the missing and find them! I'm gutted it's cancelled! I really, really hope another network picks this genius show up! We've seen other shows come back after cancellation! This is one of the best shows that shouldn't have been cancelled!
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I am so disappointed that Found was cancelled. It was a fantastic show. Here's hoping another network will see its genius and pick it up.
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I think it’s a shame they’re not continuing the show. So many shows are just fluff with out any substance, Found is intriguing, believable and very well done.
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The network is making a huge mistake to cancel this show! It is so well written and the cast is phenomenal. I dislike how you get into a fabulous show to only have it canceled! Another network would be smart to pick the show up!!
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What? I just found this series and to learn it’s been cancelled is so disheartening. Why does #Netflix reel people in then cut them off. I hope #Hulu or #Tubi or #Pluto pick it back up. We need to understand Zeke’s story. His would hit closer to home with me and how he copes.
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Found was a fantastic show. Everytime I get hooked on a show, it gets cancelled for one reason or another. In my opinion, I think that the reason they cancelled Found is ridiculous. To cancel a show based on age demographics and needing more sports viewing time is crazy. For some reason NBC has a habit of cancelling good shows. If your going to cancel it, move it to Peacock!
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I am going to miss this show so much
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Found is one of my favorites and I can't accept its cancellation. It deserves at least another season. I am wondering about cancellation reasoning.
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This show has so much more to offer to fans. This show really helps you to truly understand how important it is to help people and pay it forward. I hope another network picks it up, or something cause there's a lot more to this entire story.
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I’m stunned that Found was cancelled. So many positive messages that outweighed the negative in this world. Bad choice NBC.
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Why did they cancel such a good show? All the major networks are canceling good shows lately and suddenly killing off main characters! Not good business networks!!
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I love the the show Found!! I would love to see them back for a 3rd season. I think it will regain the viewers that where lost during season 2. I have been an loyal viewer of Found since day one!
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I love this show. Shame on them for canceling.
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MY FAV SHOW OF ALL TIME PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!
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FOUND is an awesome series. The writers, actors are a superb combo. They all mesh and understand each character together, as a creative family. There is not much on TV these days that holds your attention. Most are foolish garbage. FOUND is captivating....
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Found is one of my favorite shows and definitely needs more seasons. I want to see Trent and Gabi get to get together!!! It was ended to soon and NEEDS to be brought back!
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I love Found!!! Another network needs to pick it up!!!!
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Sorry to see this show go the way of so many other great shows!
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I'm heartbroken 💔 it was .y new favorite show
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Please keep it on...amazing show...wonderful escape watching it...I am totally hooked
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Please bring it back. What a story! The writing is so good!!!
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I want found to come back on! Loved that show!!!!
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I would have love to see Found continue and where they would have taken Gavin and Sirs relationship Would there been forgiveness or continued anger and confusion I thought the storyline was so great and so many possibilities I wish they would bring it back
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Found was one of my top favorite shows. So disappointed they canceled it. I'm just praying someone else picks it up
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I loved found. I'm sad it's cancelled. Why does this keep happening to great shows.
You're the entertainment industry entertain us.
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I loved this show! I’m so upset they discontinued it
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Keep Found od
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Found can go. The Irrational & the FBI series needs to come back.
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My Favorite show!!!! ❤️ it... really sad taking off air. Great Show & Great Characters. If not cancelling shows lot of main characters being killed off . WHY
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