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Captive

Captive

TV-MA2016•6.3/10
DocumentaryCrime

Ratings

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6.3/10(16)

This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.

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Production

Hypnotic, Lightbox Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 9, 2016

Last Aired

December 9, 2016

Networks

Netflix

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Prison Riot, U.S.A.
E1
Prison Riot, U.S.A.
Air date: 2016-12-09
On Easter Sunday in 1993, inmates at a maximum security prison in Lucasville, Ohio, riot and take eight guards hostage, leading to a 10-day standoff.
Cola Kidnap, Brazil
E2
Cola Kidnap, Brazil
Air date: 2016-12-09
During a wave of kidnappings in early-1990s Brazil, a local Coca-Cola bottling executive is ambushed at gunpoint and held for a ransom of millions.
Taken at Sea, Somalia
E3
Taken at Sea, Somalia
Air date: 2016-12-09
Sailing the Indian Ocean on their yacht, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are kidnapped by Somali pirates and held for an exorbitant ransom.
American Missionaries, Philippines
E4
American Missionaries, Philippines
Air date: 2016-12-09
The long captivity of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham by Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf takes on new urgency after 9/11.
British Aid Workers, Chechnya
E5
British Aid Workers, Chechnya
Air date: 2016-12-09
A pair of British aid workers establishing a children's rehab center in war-torn Chechnya are taken prisoner and held for a year.
Bethlehem Siege, Palestine
E6
Bethlehem Siege, Palestine
Air date: 2016-12-09
When Israeli forces invade Bethlehem in 2002, dozens of Palestinians take refuge in the Church of the Nativity, sparking a monthlong standoff.
Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen
E7
Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen
Air date: 2016-12-09
Pierre and Yolande Korkie relocate from South Africa to Yemen to perform charitable work, but tragedy follows when they are kidnapped by Al Qaeda.
The Peacemakers, Iraq
E8
The Peacemakers, Iraq
Air date: 2016-12-09
In the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.

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