The BEST Episodes of Captive
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Mar 1, 2021
Network: Netflix
Documentary series reconstructing history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.

#1 - The Peacemakers, Iraq
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
In the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.

#2 - Prison Riot, U.S.A.
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
The story of a 10-day standoff between prisoners and guards inside a maximum-security prison.

#3 - Taken at Sea, Somalia
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
A British couple are captured by pirates while navigating the Indian Ocean on their yacht.

#4 - American Missionaries, Philippines
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
The protracted confinement of two American missionaries by a terrorist group in the Philippines.

#5 - Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
Pierre and Yolanda Korkie relocate from South Africa to Yemen to perform charitable work, but tragedy follows when they are kidnapped by Al Aaeda.

#6 - Bethlehem Siege, Palestine
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
A lengthy standoff between Palestinians seeking safety inside the Church of the Nativity and invading Israeli troops.

#7 - Cola Kidnap, Brazil
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
The plight of a Coca-Cola executive who was abducted and held for ransom in Brazil.

#8 - British Aid Workers, Chechnya
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Dec 9, 2016
The story of British aid workers who were abducted in Chechnya while constructing a rehab center.