SENATOR�S WIFE MYSTERIOUSLY GOES MISSING, TRIGGERING AN INVESTIGATION THAT UNCOVERS ENIGMATIC CLUES ON THE SERIES PREMIERE ENCORE OF "VANISHED" AIRING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, ON FOX

In the series premiere, Sara Collins, the beautiful young wife of prominent Georgia Senator Jeffrey Collins, inexplicably vanishes. As the search for Sara unravels one of the nation�s most prominent families, it also exposes evidence that could rock the foundations of American society. Through the eyes of Senior FBI Agent Graham Kelton, ambitious reporter Judy Nash and the distraught members of the Collins family, viewers will journey inside a sensational, thrilling national soap opera. Kelton, partnered with determined Agent Len Mei, uncovers enigmatic clues that suggest Sara�s disappearance may be part of a large, sinister conspiracy. At the Collins home, Jeffrey and Sara�s dutiful son Max is keeping secrets of his own, while his rebellious sister Marcy is on the verge of eloping with her sketchy boyfriend Ben, whose motives are questionable. Just when things couldn�t get any more chaotic for Senator Collins, his ex-wife Jessica Nevins and a man from Sara�s past, Peter Manning, mysteriously surface in the "Pilot" episode of VANISHED encoring Friday, Sept. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (VAN-101) (TV-14; D, S, V) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

Cast: Gale Harold as Special Agent Graham Kelton, John Allen Nelson as Senator Jeffrey Collins, Ming-Na as Agent Lin Mei, Rebecca Gayheart as Judy Nash, Joanne Kelly as Sara Collins, Margarita Levieva as Marcy Collins, John Patrick Amedori as Max Collins, Robert Hoffman as Adam Putnam and Christopher Egan as Ben Wilson.

Guest Cast: Josh Hopkins as Peter Manning, Carlos Gomez as Kyle Torres, Joseph C. Phillips as JT Mason, Randy Oglesby as Mr. Jerome, Robin Pearson Rose as Mrs. Jerome, Richard Gant as Police Chief, Michael Harney as Roberta Rubia, Don McManus as Father Moyer, Alex Craig Mann as Joe Manning, Brandon Quinn as Concierge Valera and Trip Henningson as Nathan Miller.