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Captive

Captive
★ 6.4/10•2016•TV-MA•Documentary•Crime
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This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateDec 9, 2016

Episodes

Episode 1 - Prison Riot, U.S.A.E174m

Prison Riot, U.S.A.

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.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 2 - Cola Kidnap, BrazilE265m

Cola Kidnap, Brazil

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.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 3 - Taken at Sea, SomaliaE362m

Taken at Sea, Somalia

Sailing the Indian Ocean on their yacht, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are kidnapped by Somali pirates and held for an exorbitant ransom.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 4 - American Missionaries, PhilippinesE461m

American Missionaries, Philippines

The long captivity of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham by Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf takes on new urgency after 9/11.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 5 - British Aid Workers, ChechnyaE560m

British Aid Workers, Chechnya

A pair of British aid workers establishing a children's rehab center in war-torn Chechnya are taken prisoner and held for a year.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 6 - Bethlehem Siege, PalestineE660m

Bethlehem Siege, Palestine

When Israeli forces invade Bethlehem in 2002, dozens of Palestinians take refuge in the Church of the Nativity, sparking a monthlong standoff.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 7 - Al Qaeda Hostages, YemenE763m

Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen

Pierre and Yolande Korkie relocate from South Africa to Yemen to perform charitable work, but tragedy follows when they are kidnapped by Al Qaeda.

Dec 9, 2016

Episode 8 - The Peacemakers, IraqE863m

The Peacemakers, Iraq

In the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.

Dec 9, 2016

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