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Hostages (TV Series)

Hostages

2013

Alon Aranya (Creator), Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Creator) ...

Toni Collette, Dylan McDermott, Tate Donovan, Sandrine Holt ...

5.4

664

TV Series. Mystery. Drama. Thriller TV Series (2013-2014). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. Dr. Ellen Sanders (Toni Collette) is a premiere surgeon thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by rogue FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle (Dylan McDermott). Ellen and her family are held captive in their home by Carlisle, a desperate man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, who orders her to assassinate the President (James Naughton) when she operates ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Joanne Ostrow Denver Post	"If you get past the large leap and buy into the premise, 'Hostages' promises surprising switchbacks and character development ranking among the best of the season."	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"Throughout the pilot, you’ll wonder why this couldn’t all be handled in a mediocre two-hour action movie."	NEU
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"It’s a pretty great first hour and if they can keep up the suspense before changing direction, it might be a feat worth watching every week."	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"Overstuffed though the pilot is, the show works because of the performances."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"There’s certainly a racing pulse in this Jerry Bruckheimer production (...) The limited-series approach certainly makes the prospect of committing to the show more palatable."	POS

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