Documentary / Crime
Life and death hang in the balance for hostages held in captivity both in the United States and abroad. Discover the real-life stories of these hostages in peril and the brave heroes who risk everything to save them.


When an armed stranger appears inside her home, a mom must keep her family alive.

A young woman working in Somalia in 2011 is kidnapped and held for ransom.

Employees at Discovery Communications come face-to-face with a madman on a mission.

In Monterrey, Mexico, a man is kidnapped; his survival depends on his wife's intuition.

When a store closes for the night, workers find themselves trapped inside with armed robbers.

An American contractor in Iraq is kidnapped and held underground in a makeshift cell.
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The six-part series will offer viewers an inside look into the motivations behind hostage situations, the history between abductees and their captors, and the moments that led to standoffs with law enforcement officials. Through authentic audio recordings from police negotiation tapes, re-enactments and expert testimony, the series will provide insight into the actions required by law enforcement to safely de-escalate tense situations and save the lives of innocent bystanders.

The series is about a mysterious serial killer who keeps the whole city in fear and terror. All attempts to find the killer have failed. As a result, experienced detectives Rauf Eyvazov and Kanan Orujov are assigned to find the killer. Each murder carries a message and makes the crime case more complicated.

The nerve-racking events of a cold winter's day, seen from two different perspectives. The odd episodes tell the story of a team of police negotiators and special forces who respond to a hostage crisis in a small bank branch. The even episodes tell exactly the same events, only through the eyes of the criminals inside and their victims.