‘Found’ Boss Hints at ‘Juicy and Complicated’ Relationship Between Gabi and Sir, Explains Decision to Spoil the Premiere Twist

variety.com:

Emily Longeretta What happens when the kidnapped becomes the kidnapper? That’s now the around NBC’s “Found,” which debuts on Tuesday on NBC.

Originally, the logline for the Shanola Hampton-led drama series read: “Public relations specialist Gabi Mosely — who was once herself one of those forgotten ones — and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people.

But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own.” On Sept. 12, that second part of that description changed to: “Gabi was once herself one of those forgotten ones, and is still hiding a chilling secret of her own – she has found her kidnapper, Sir, (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), and uses his twisted expertise to help solve their cases.” Additionally, the trailers share Gabi’s secret and the fact that Sir is desperate to get out.

Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll isn’t positive that the change was the right move, but she put her trust completely in the marketing team. “They just felt it made such an impactful difference in terms of setting the show apart from anything else that has been on the air, in terms of a missing person show, and giving the audience a taste of what the whole series really is.