
Captive
This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Documentary
This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Prison Riot, U.S.A.
Fri, Dec 9, 2016 73 mins
On Easter Sunday 1993, inmates at a maximum security prison in Lucasville, Ohio, riot and take eight guards hostage, leading to a 10-day standoff.

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Awards
- 2017 - Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in Short Form Documentary in Television - Nominated
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