There is something deeply unsettling about a desperate voice arriving through a telephone line. In Last Seen, that moment becomes life changing when emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenage girl and becomes convinced that he is hearing from his daughter, Maggie, who disappeared 11 years earlier. The call tears open a wound that never truly healed and sends Ian into a relentless search for answers.

Behind this mystery is an ensemble led by Patrick Brammall, with several familiar Australian and British performers joining him.

Patrick Brammall as Ian Ridley: Patrick Brammall leads Last Seen as Ian Ridley, a former police detective whose daughter Maggie vanished without a trace 11 years earlier. Ian now works as an emergency dispatcher, but his determination to find Maggie has never disappeared. A distress call from a teenage girl whom he believes is Maggie pulls him back into the search and places his entire family under renewed strain.  

Maxine Peake as Jenna Reid: Maxine Peake takes on the role of Jenna Reid in Last Seen. The character is part of the Reid family at the centre of the mystery, placing Peake within the emotional core of the story as Ian attempts to make sense of the unexpected call connected to Maggie.

Brendan Cowell as Henry Reid: Brendan Cowell plays Henry Reid, one of the key members of the family surrounding Ian and Maggie's disappearance. 

Daniel Henshall as Donald Reid: Daniel Henshall appears as Donald Reid, another member of the family connected to the central disappearance.

Zahra Newman as Isabel "Izzy" Pena: Zahra Newman plays Isabel, also known as Izzy Pena. Her character sits outside the immediate Ridley family, adding another connection to the mystery surrounding Ian and the mysterious teenage caller.

Jessica Wren as Debbie McGuire: Jessica Wren plays Debbie McGuire in the Apple TV+ thriller. Although details about Debbie's role have been kept limited ahead of the series debut, Apple TV's official cast listing confirms her place in the ensemble

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Apple TV+ is also bringing Mayday to screens, a Cold War action comedy built around an unlikely alliance between two men from opposite sides of the conflict.

Mayday stars Ryan Reynolds as a US Navy pilot, who becomes stranded behind enemy lines after a secret mission in Soviet territory goes wrong. His path crosses with Nikolai Ustinov, a former KGB agent with a fondness for American culture. Reynolds anchors the story as Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly, a skilled pilot forced to depend on someone he would ordinarily consider an enemy.

Branagh takes on Nikolai, bringing a more eccentric presence to the former Russian operative whose unexpected decision to help Troy drives the central relationship. They are also supported by a great bunch of acclaimed actors in the cast.

Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, Mayday arrives globally on Apple TV on September 4, 2026. It offers a very different kind of viewing experience from the mystery-driven Last Seen, but both titles give Apple viewers another reason to look toward its September slate.

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What do you think about the cast of Last Seen, and who are you most looking forward to seeing in the mystery? Let us know in the comments.