Overview

• Hostage premiered on Aug. 21, 2025 as a five-episode limited series on Netflix.
• The series stars Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy in a high-stakes political thriller centered on a kidnapping and blackmail plot involving two European leaders.
• The show is riding strong viewership, with coverage noting it as one of Netflix’s most-watched series since release.
• Critical response has been largely positive, including an 81% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, while some audience metrics are more divided, such as a 44% Popcornmeter rating.
• Production rebuilt key political interiors and filmed extensively in Hertfordshire, including Langlebury Mansion, Bovingdon Airfield Studios, Gaddesden Place, Brocket Hall, and Stevenage’s Queensway.