Hostages (Israeli TV series)
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| Also known as | 'Bnei Aruba' |
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| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original language(s) | Hebrew |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Chaim Sharir |
| Producer(s) | Chaim Sharir |
| Location(s) | Israel |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Yetzira Ivrit |
| Distributor | Federation Entertainment & Armoza Formats |
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| Original network | Channel 10, Netflix |
| Original release | 13 October 2013 – present |
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Hostages (Hebrew: בני ערובה; Bnei Aruba) is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast on Channel 10 in October 2013. The series was created by Rotem Shamir and Omri Givon and produced by Chaim Sharir.
The series originally aired on Channel 10 in Israel and was made available on Netflix in multiple regions in September 2016.
When four masked men violently break into the Danon family home taking them hostage, the family of four will be shaken to the core and their lives changed forever.
The mysteriously masked men demand that Yael (Ayelet Zurer), the matriarch of this family and brilliant surgeon, kill the prime minister in what’s meant to be a routine surgery.
The clock is ticking with the operation scheduled for the following day and if the Prime Minister is not dead, her family will be.
Maariv said "you don't even notice the time pass and you're sitting with a dry throat and eyes glued to the screen. You're already booking the next episode and setting a reminder". Haaretz, another Israeli newspaper, said it "sets a new standard for Israeli TV".
In France, the series was also well-received by critics, with the newspapers L'Express describing it as "refined" and with a "stellar cast".
Before any Israeli broadcaster had been secured, the story was sold to CBS, which adapted it for the US market as Hostages.Toni Collette, Tate Donovan and Dylan McDermott were cast in the leading roles. The US version premiered on 23 September 2013, a month before the Israeli premiere. It was cancelled after its first season on CBS due to poor ratings.
The Israeli version, Bnei Aruba, was presented to international buyers at MIPCOM in October 2013, and in December 2013, BBC Four announced it had acquired the series. BBC Four started showing it on 21 February 2015, with two episodes in tandem each Saturday night.
In January 2014, Canal+ acquired the Israeli series.
Due to the series success in Europe, a second season was produced and acquired by Canal+, who broadcast it in March & April 2016.
The series' first season was released on Netflix in multiple regions in September 2016.
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