Katherine "Kit/Kick" Lannigan survives a childhood abduction and is rescued by FBI Agent Frank Novak. In the years since, a determined Kick trains in martial arts and the use of firearms. Novak persuades her to join a special task force that he created which is dedicated to solving abductions and missing persons cases.
Cast
Main
Leven Rambin as Kit "Kick" Lannigan: A former child abduction victim, Kit Lannigan was "raised" by her abductors for five years until found by FBI agent Frank Novak and returned home. She initially had trouble coping with this shift in her life until Frank suggested she take self-defence classes to deal with her aggression, which inspired her to legally change her name to "Kick" to reflect her personal growth. She has never attended college but owns her own self-defence centre and has a keen insight into the psychology of abductors and abductees from her background. She has recently learned that her abductors were part of a still-active network of child traffickers, forcing her to confront Mel Foster once again to find more information about the old network.
Chris Noth as Frank Novak: The FBI agent who rescued Kick from her abductors when she was a child, he has maintained a strong presence in her life after she returned to her family, to the point where Kick has explicitly referred to him as a father figure. When he received permission to put together his current task force, which travels the country in a personalized plane to deal with abduction cases throughout America, Novak recruited Kick as he recognized the value of her unique perspective on abduction cases. In "Secuestrado", it is revealed that he has an estranged daughter who he rarely sees after his marriage broke up due to his focus on his work, and Kick is also shocked to learn that he had a brief affair with her mother after she was rescued.
Danny Pino as John Bishop: A new FBI agent who has previously served with the military; it was revealed in "Tiger" that Bishop was actually involved in Novak's first ever abduction case, when he witnessed his twin brother Mark being taken when he and Mark were just six years old.
Andy Mientus as James Finley: Another former abduction victim, James was Kick's roommate and a keen computer hacker even before joining Novak's task force. He is gay and has had a couple of dates interrupted due to his role in the task force, but clearly enjoys the chance to make a difference. "Romans" reveals that he was abducted when he was fourteen after his father told him to leave the family when he came out, and James has not seen any of his family since then until his brother and mother contact him about his father's funeral; this episode also reveals that his mother is deaf.
Tracie Thoms as Maya Kennedy: An FBI agent on Novak's original task force, she stayed with Novak when he established the new task force. Her father owned an auto-repair shop and took her camping when she was a child.
Recurring
Kelly Rutherford as Paula Lannigan: Kick's mother, who has created a reputation for herself as a spokesperson for families dealing with similar cases, leaving Kick frustrated at her mother's conflicting encouragement to get over her own abduction case while she uses it to fund a career. It was revealed in "Secuestrado" that she had a brief affair with Frank after he rescued Kick.
Jordan Bridges as Neil Pruitt: A paparazzi photographer who is invasive in his efforts to take photos of Kick.
Christopher O'Shea as Noah: A childhood friend of Kick's, and the only one who didn't treat her strangely when she was returned to her family; the two started dating after he moved to Pittsburgh.
Lee Tergesen as Mel Foster: Kick's abductor. It is strongly implied that he was once the head of the network that abducted Kick and other children, but there is no conclusive evidence to support that theory. After years of sending her letters that she never opened, Mel met Kick once again when a case forced her to talk to him due to a possible link to his old network, during which he 'defended' his abductions as taking children from undeserving parents.
