Captive - Season 1

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Prison Riot, U.S.A.

1 - Prison Riot, U.S.A.

Air Date: December 9, 2016

On Easter Sunday in 1993, inmates at a maximum security prison in Lucasville, Ohio, riot and take eight guards hostage, leading to a 10-day standoff.

Cola Kidnap, Brazil

2 - Cola Kidnap, Brazil

Air Date: December 9, 2016

During a wave of kidnappings in early-1990s Brazil, a local Coca-Cola bottling executive is ambushed at gunpoint and held for a ransom of millions.

Taken at Sea, Somalia

3 - Taken at Sea, Somalia

Air Date: December 9, 2016

Sailing the Indian Ocean on their yacht, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are kidnapped by Somali pirates and held for an exorbitant ransom.

American Missionaries, Philippines

4 - American Missionaries, Philippines

Air Date: December 9, 2016

The long captivity of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham by Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf takes on new urgency after 9/11.

British Aid Workers, Chechnya

5 - British Aid Workers, Chechnya

Air Date: December 9, 2016

A pair of British aid workers establishing a children's rehab center in war-torn Chechnya are taken prisoner and held for a year.

Bethlehem Siege, Palestine

6 - Bethlehem Siege, Palestine

Air Date: December 9, 2016

When Israeli forces invade Bethlehem in 2002, dozens of Palestinians take refuge in the Church of the Nativity, sparking a monthlong standoff.

Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen

7 - Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen

Air Date: December 9, 2016

Pierre and Yolande Korkie relocate from South Africa to Yemen to perform charitable work, but tragedy follows when they are kidnapped by Al Qaeda.

The Peacemakers, Iraq

8 - The Peacemakers, Iraq

Air Date: December 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.