Hostages
Created by Omri Givon, Rotem Shamir
On Channel Eser
A high-stakes home invasion thriller that sustains tension through the forced intimacy of a family under siege, forced into an impossible moral choice.
The night before a high profile operation on the PM, the surgeon due to perform the procedure is surprised at her family home by four masked men. The gang quickly take control of her and her family and order her to kill the PM.
Genres
Questions people ask
Is Hostages easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Does Hostages leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Hostages scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is Hostages violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of series.
Is Hostages sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Hostages
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Hostages
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Hostages, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Hostages, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Hostages, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
