Director: Isabelle Sieb, Amy Neil
A negotiator who once failed at the job gets a second chance he never asked for in Hostage, a 2025 British thriller that pulls a small-town cop into a crisis far bigger than his usual beat.
What is Hostage about?
Suranne Jones plays the former negotiator now working a quiet policing job, until a family is taken captive and the situation escalates into something with consequences well beyond the initial standoff. Julie Delpy, Corey Mylchreest, Ashley Thomas, and Martin McCann fill out a cast caught between personal history and a fast-moving crisis. Rather than framing the hostage crisis as an isolated event, the series threads it through political pressure and hidden motives, giving the standoff weight beyond a single crime scene. Set in the United Kingdom, the story unfolds across episodes that keep the central family's safety and the negotiator's redemption arc running in parallel.
Cast & crew
Jones anchors the series as the negotiator forced back into a role she thought she'd left behind, while Delpy plays a counterpart whose interests complicate the rescue effort. Mylchreest, Thomas, McCann, Akuwudike, Quasem, and Robertson round out a cast spanning both the crisis on the ground and the power players circling it.
Context & significance
Hostage was created by Isabelle Sieb and Amy Neil and released in 2025, positioning itself within the crowded but reliably popular genre of British political-crime thrillers. The show leans on procedural tension rather than action set pieces, building its stakes through dialogue, timing, and the slow reveal of who actually benefits from the standoff.
Where & how to watch
Hostage (2025) can be streamed on K-Time after logging into a free account, with a Farsi-language interface that makes browsing straightforward. Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles are both available for the series.