Overview

• 'The Envoy' is based on Adam Ciralsky's Vanity Fair story 'Take No Prisoners.'
• Alexi Hawley, creator of 'The Rookie' and 'The Recruit,' will lead the project.
• The show will depict one fictionalized hostage scenario per season.
• Hawley and Ciralsky previously collaborated on Netflix's 'The Recruit.'
• Lionsgate TV aims to bring an in-depth look at the U.S. government's commitment to freeing hostages.