Kaley Cuoco on Vanished: Why Alice Can’t Go Back After Tom’s Betrayal

In the MGM+ four‑part series Vanished, Alice (Kaley Cuoco) relentlessly pursues the truth after her boyfriend Tom (Sam Claflin) disappears from a train in the south of France. As she digs in, shocking secrets put her in danger and reveal that the man she loved was not who she thought.

Along the way she forges a fierce, intimate friendship with Hélène (Karin Viard) that becomes the emotional core of the story. Cuoco says Alice differs from characters like Cassie in The Flight Attendant: she’s grounded, organized and has her life together, which makes being duped by Tom even more terrifying.

A committed true‑crime fan, Cuoco understood Alice’s need for answers and that she might stay and keep searching rather than simply run home. Tom’s charm made Sam Claflin the right match for the role, Cuoco adds; the actor can be endearing on the surface while hinting at something darker, and the flashbacks gradually undo the couple’s rose‑colored memories.

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