Hostage (2026–present)
Plot
The rise of a violent rogue state and the journalists who disappeared. Loyalty and coercion collide in Islamic State Group's chilling kidnap of James Foley and John Cantlie.
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Season01
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Episode 1March 4, 2026—In 2012, photojournalists John Cantlie and James Foley chase a scoop in Syria, but their reporting draws the attention of jihadists, and the - S01E02
Episode 2March 11, 2026—The kidnap of John and James sparks a perilous manhunt as Islamic State emerges, more journalists join them in captivity and survival become - S01E03
Episode 3March 18, 2026—After the murder of James shocks the world, John appears online in Islamic State videos, raising chilling questions about loyalty, coercion,
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