Hostage (TV series)

Hostage is an upcoming British political thriller miniseries starring Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones as the fictional French president and British prime minister respectively. It is slated to premiere on Netflix on 21 August 2025.

Hostage
Genre	Political thriller
Created by	Matt Charman
Starring	Julie Delpy Suranne Jones Corey Mylchreest Lucian Msamati Ashley Thomas James Cosmo Jehnny Beth
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Suranne Jones
Production company	Binocular Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix

Premise

An international summit between the French and British leaders goes awry when the husband of the British Prime Minister is kidnapped and the French president is blackmailed.^[1]

Cast

• Julie Delpy as Vivienne Toussaint
• Suranne Jones as Abigail Dalton
• Corey Mylchreest as Matheo Lewis
• Lucian Msamati as Kofi Adomako
• Ashley Thomas as Dr Alex Anderson
• James Cosmo as Max
• Jehnny Beth as Adrienne Pelletier

Production

The series is written by Matt Charman. Netflix is producing together with Binocular Productions. Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones were confirmed in the lead roles in March 2024.^[2] The cast also includes Corey Mylchreest, Lucian Msamati, Ashley Thomas, James Cosmo and Jehnny Beth.^[3] Filming began that month with the working title The Choice.^[4] Filming locations include the UK and La Palma on the Canary Islands.^[5] In January 2025, the title of the show was reported as Hostage.^[6]

Release

The five-episode limited series is set to premiere on Netflix on 21 August 2025.^[7]