I, Hostage
I, Hostage
I Hostage is a deep-dive series that meets the people who have survived hostage-taking situations. At the mercy of madness, these people have lived to tell the tale of their survival as nerves were frayed and emotions were pushed to the breaking point.
Bakersfield
A weekend at a cabin for three buddies becomes a hostage situation that could quickly turn deadly.
Alta View
An armed man takes an entire hospital maternity ward hostage.
Lawrenceville
A prank 911 call turns into an erratic hostage situation for a group of firefighters.
Salt Lake Library
A group is taken hostage at a local library, but lucky for them one of the hostages is a local police officer.
Portland
A gunman takes employees and clients at an investment firm hostage, with an unsuspecting hostage negotiator at the helm, 1,000 miles away.
Virden
A random missing vehicle check ends up turning into a wild west shootout and hostage taking.
Honolulu
A murderer takes hostages and then gets as much media attention as possible before a shootout with the cops.
Jamaica
A flight attendant becomes the key hostage negotiator as a plane is taken hostage by a gunman.
Sacramento
Four gunmen take over an electronics store, and when their demands aren’t met, all hell breaks loose.
Manila
A former cop takes a busload of tourists’ hostage in the Philippines.
Maoists in India
Two Italians are on a journey to meet with an indigenous tribe, but their plans are side-tracked when captured by Maoist rebels.
Wytheville
A man in a wheelchair holds hostages at a post office with a gun and a bomb.
Mexican Highway
Newlyweds are hijacked at gunpoint on a Mexican highway and taken hostage, but they decide to fight back.