UK political thrillers have become somewhat of a forte for Netflix in recent years, and their newest upcoming offering will be Hostage (previously known as The Choice and, going back even further, In The Room ), a new five-part limited series event set for August 2025. It’s headlined by Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy, who play the British Prime Minister and the first female President of France, respectively.

Hostage is written by Matt Charman , whose credits include Bridge of Spies, Netflix’s Treason , and Oasis . Isabelle Sieb ( The Devil’s Hour, Nautilus ) and Amy Neil ( Hanna, The Control Room ) are directing the episodes. The project was first unveiled by Netflix back in March 2024 . Foz Allan, the renowned TV producer behind R

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