Streaming on: Netflix

Episodes viewed: 5 of 5

The phenomenon of ‘Netflix bloat’, as it is sometimes called, can threaten to drag out many shows far longer than needed — holding viewers hostage if they want to stick around and find out what happens at the end. It's refreshing, then, that a series actually titled Hostage would be a Netflix original to defy this trend. Created by Matt Charman, co-writer of the Oscar-winning Bridge Of Spies , this political thriller puts the emphasis on excitement over any real-world politics. The result is an entertaining if rather shallow watch, somehow fun and forgettable all at once.

Suranne Jones, also on board as executive producer, brings suitable gravitas to her leading role as Prime Minister Abigail Dalton, making her as convincing as s

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