Is 'The Stolen Girl' a Real-Life Tale?

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The Stolen Girl , which has recently started broadcasting on Freeform and is available for stream on both Disney+ and Hulu, is an enthralling limited series centered around a mother dealing with the abrupt vanishing of her daughter. However, is The Stolen Girl TV series inspired by real events?

In the five-part series, Denise Gough Stars as Elisa, a mother of two who permits her nine-year-old daughter Lucia to spend the night with her new friend Josie. Feeling content with this arrangement following a visit to Josie’s home where she met the girl's parents, everything changes the next morning when Elisa goes back to retrieve Lucia only to discover they’ve vanished without a trace. This prompts an inquiry that reveals numerous hidden truths about both Elisa and her family that have remained concealed for many years. Could there possibly be a motive behind Rebecca’s actions? Holliday Grainger Why did they choose to kidnap Lucia?

Jim Sturgess and Ambika Mod Also appear in the limited series.

Joel Keller from 's recommended streaming the series, noting in '. review of The Stolen Girl Although the premiere episode of The Stolen Girl It's somewhat overly predictable; however, there appears to be quite a twisted narrative beneath the surface of the seemingly straightforward initial impression."

Is The Stolen Girl inspired by real events?

The show was penned by Catherine Moulton and based on the top-selling book Playdate by Alex Dahl . Dahl also served as an executive producer on the series.

Newsweek reports the story is partially inspired by the tragically true story of Maureen Dabbagh, a mother whose daughter was abducted by her ex-husband in 1993 and taken to the Middle East, per The Associated Press .

However, promotional materials for the show make no mention of a real-world connection.