The Stolen Girl on Disney+

This drama is an intriguing companion piece to Netflix’s Adolescence says Rachel Moseley, Professor of Film and Television Studies

April 26, 2025| Times21 min read
A screenshot from The Stolen GirlA screenshot from The Stolen Girl

From the opening moments of the new Disney+ series The Stolen Girl, you could be forgiven for thinking that you’ve happened upon a Scandi-noir crime drama.

From the air, we follow a dark Volvo estate driving a dusty road through a tree-lined mountainous landscape. The palette is cool and desaturated, the music underpinned by a distorted electronic buzz. After the sound of a zip, light picks out the face of a child who seems to have been transported in the cramped and claustrophobic boot of the Volvo, that emblem of (Scandinavian) family road safety. “Who are you?” the child asks.

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