Dear Child

 (German: Liebes Kind) is a German six-part psychological thriller miniseries. It is based on Romy Hausmann’s bestselling novel of the same name. It was released on September 7, 2023, only on Netflix.

Summary
"When Lena escapes isolation from the man controlling her, the true extent of her horror is revealed that same night when Lena's parents arrive."

- Official Netflix synopsis

"A mysterious woman's escape from her harrowing captivity points investigators toward the dark truth behind an unsolved disappearance 13 years earlier."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Lena and the children Hannah and Jonathan live in a highly secured house, completely isolated from the rest of the world. They eat their meals, use the bathroom, and go to bed according to a strict schedule. As soon as he enters the room, they line up and present their hands. They do everything he says. Until Lena manages to escape. After a car accident leaves her severely injured, she is taken to hospital with Hannah at her side.

Dear Child begins where other thrillers end: with salvation. The true extent of this nightmare is revealed that night, when Lena’s parents arrive after spending 13 years frantically searching for their daughter…

Cast and Characters

 * Kim Riedle as Lena Beck
 * Naila Schuberth as Hannah, Lena's 12-year-old daughter
 * Sammy Schrein as Jonathan, Lena's 8-year-old son
 * Hans Löw as Gerd Bühling, a CID officer who was in charge of the Lena Beck missing persons case 13 years ago
 * Haley Louise Jones as Aida Kurt, a police officer
 * Justus von Dohnányi as Matthias Beck, Lena's father
 * Julika Jenkins as Karin Beck, Lena's mother
 * Birge Schade as Ruth Küppers, a nurse
 * Christian Beermann as the head of a security company
 * Seraphina Maria Schweiger as Ines Reisig
 * Özgür Karadeniz as Dr Benedikt Hamstedt
 * Jeanne Goursaud as a missing woman

Episodes

 * Season One

 Hannah Grandfather The House Rules Gifts For Lena