Playing Gracie Darling
Some games never end.
Created by Miranda Nation
On Paramount+
A supernatural mystery miniseries that weaves a 27-year-old disappearance with a present-day vanishing, exploring trauma, grief, and the blurred line between game and curse.
When Joni was 14, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance. Some 27 years on, the local kids in a small town get their kicks with a game of 'Playing Gracie Darling' – but the seemingly innocent game turns sinister when another girl disappears. Joni, by then a child psychologist, returns to the town and partners with a police sergeant Jay to uncover the truth, while Gracie's sister Ruth faces a mother's worst nightmare when her own daughter vanishes under hauntingly similar circumstances.
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