#Clickbait netflix series series

Senior Detective DeLuca from homicide is now in charge, and he takes Detective Roshan Amiri off the case. It is confirmed that Nick was held in the abandoned van where he was forced to film the videos. Pia brings this information to the police, who manage to track down the van only after the video has reached five million views. The forum points out clues in the background that suggest Nick was being held in a delivery van, narrowing down the model used. Vince has started an online community to examine the videos for clues on Nick's location. Pia returns to work to ask her patient, Vince, for help. Outside the station, Pia shows Sophie Nick's voicemail, but Sophie tells Pia not to share it with the police since they seem to suspect Nick of confessing to crimes he committed. The investigation now moves from a missing persons case to homicide. The police ask Sophie and Pia to return for a secondary interview after a second video is released: Nick holding a sign that reads 'I killed a Woman.' Sophie and Pia confirm that while the first two signs were in Nick's handwriting, the third one is not. Pia asks their mother if she has heard from him, but after realizing she has not, opts to keep her in the dark about the video instead. Pia retrieves her phone and finds a voice message from Nick who apologizes for their fight and says there are things he needs to talk about with her. Nick and Sophie's kids, Ethan and Kai, have also seen the video and are staying out of school. He assures them that everything is being done to verify the video. They proceed to go to the police where they meet with Detective Roshan. Pia then goes to Nick's wife, Sophie, at the school where she teaches. When Nick doesn't answer Pia goes to his work place, but learns that Nick is not there. The next day while at work, a patient shows her a video of Nick visibly beaten and holding up a card that says 'I abuse women.' He then holds up a different card that says 'At 5 million views I die.'ĭistraught, Pia attempts to contact Nick but has to call from her work phone since her phone is still drying. ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īfter fighting with her brother Nick Brewer at a family dinner, Pia Brewer angrily goes drinking and accidentally drops her phone in the toilet. Please help improve them by removing unnecessary details and making them more concise. This section's plot summaries may be too long or excessively detailed.

Daniel Henshall as Simon Burton, the brother of a woman named Sarah Burton who committed suicide after Jeremy Wilkerson (one of Nick's alleged dating profile pseudonyms) told her to kill herself.

Renee Lim as Alice, Sophie's friend who is also her attorney.

Emily Goddard as Linda, the administration coordinator at the Merritt Sports Performance Center.

Jack Walton as Vince, a patient of Pia who helps her find out what happened to Nick.

Ian Meadows as Matt Aldin, Nick's best friend and colleague at the Merritt Sports Performance Center.Becca Lish as Dawn Gleed, the administration manager at the Merritt Sports Performance Center.Liz Alexander as Andrea Brewer, Pia and Nick's mother.Jaylin Fletcher as Kai Brewer, Sophie and Nick's younger son.

Camaron Engels as Ethan Brewer, Sophie and Nick's older son.

Jessie Collins as Emma Beesly, a woman who claimed to be Nick's mistress.

Motell G Foster as Curtis Hamilton, a former colleague of Sophie's with whom she had an affair.

Adrian Grenier as Nick Brewer, a family man who went missing after a video of him holding a sign that says: 'I ABUSE WOMEN', then a second sign that says: 'AT 5 MILLION VIEWS I DIE' went viral online and he failed to show up to work that morning.

Abraham Lim as Ben Park, a ruthless reporter and associate producer for GBZ Online who follows Nick's case and is determined to interview the family.

Phoenix Raei as Roshan Amiri, an Oakland Police Department detective.

Betty Gabriel as Sophie Brewer, Nick’s wife.

Zoe Kazan as Pia Brewer, Nick’s younger sister.

#Clickbait netflix series series

The series is set in Oakland, California, but was mostly filmed in Melbourne, Australia. In one thread of the story, a father goes missing, only to appear in a viral video holding a sign saying that he will die if the video receives 5 million views. It was released on Netflix on August 25, 2021.Ĭlickbait explores the dark side of social media. Ayres serves as showrunner, while Brad Anderson, Emma Freeman, Ben Young, and Laura Besley are directors. Clickbait is a drama miniseries, created by Tony Ayres and Christian White.