Captive
This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.
Overview
This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.
Simon Chinn
Creator / EP
Kathryn Taylor
Producer
Episodes
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
