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LIVE TWITTER CHAT WITH ASHLEY JUDD, STAR OF ABC'S "MISSING," SET TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY, MARCH 15, DURING SERIES PREMIERE

ABC Launches Mobile Element for Fans

For the premiere of the thrilling new TV drama series "Missing," Ashley Judd ("Double Jeopardy," "Kiss the Girls") will be doing a live chat on Twitter during the East Coast broadcast on THURSDAY, MARCH 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) at @ashleyjudd. Viewers will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from Judd, who will also offer commentary and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about working on the series.

The new show will also add a mobile component for fans who want to join in the search for Judd's character's son. Fans can text MICHAEL to 22288 each time they want a clue about the upcoming week's episode of "Missing." An example of a mobile tip might be: "And tell your man in red, don't even think about it." A new clue will be available every Friday.

On Thursday's premiere episode, Becca Winstone (Judd) learns that her son disappears while studying abroad, and it's a race against time when she travels to Europe to track him down. Amazing locations and surprising twists abound as its revealed just how far one mother will go to protect her family.

"Missing" also stars Sean Bean ("Game of Thrones") as Paul Winstone, Cliff Curtis ("Trauma") as Dax Miller, Adriano Giannini ("Oceans Twelve") as Giancarlo Rossi, Nick Eversman ("Cinéma Vérité") as Michael Winstone and Tereza Voriskova ("Borgia") as Oksana.

"Missing" is produced by Stillking Films. The drama series comes from creator/executive producer Gregory Poirier ("National Treasure: Book of Secrets") and executive producers Gina Matthews & Grant Scharbo ("The Gates"), Steve Shill (an Emmy winner for directing "Dexter"), and James Parriott ("Sons of Anarchy").

For more information on "Missing," visit ABC.com/Missing