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The Best Episodes of Captive Season 1

Every episode of Captive Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Captive Season 1!

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This documentary series reconstructs history's most complex, high-stakes hostage negotiations as kidnapping victims recount their terrifying ordeals.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Captive Season 1 Episode 1 - Prison Riot, U.S.A.
    7.7/10(156 votes)

    #1 - Prison Riot, U.S.A.

    S1:E1

    On Easter Sunday in 1993, inmates at a maximum security prison in Lucasville, Ohio, riot and take eight guards hostage, leading to a 10-day standoff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Captive Season 1 Episode 2 - Cola Kidnap, Brazil
    7.0/10(103 votes)

    #2 - Cola Kidnap, Brazil

    S1:E2

    During a wave of kidnappings in early-1990s Brazil, a local Coca-Cola bottling executive is ambushed at gunpoint and held for a ransom of millions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Captive Season 1 Episode 3 - Taken at Sea, Somalia
    6.4/10(79 votes)

    #3 - Taken at Sea, Somalia

    S1:E3

    Sailing the Indian Ocean on their yacht, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are kidnapped by Somali pirates and held for an exorbitant ransom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Captive Season 1 Episode 4 - American Missionaries, Philippines
    6.8/10(64 votes)

    #4 - American Missionaries, Philippines

    S1:E4

    The long captivity of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham by Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf takes on new urgency after 9/11.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Captive Season 1 Episode 5 - British Aid Workers, Chechnya
    6.4/10(57 votes)

    #5 - British Aid Workers, Chechnya

    S1:E5

    A pair of British aid workers establishing a children's rehab center in war-torn Chechnya are taken prisoner and held for a year.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Captive Season 1 Episode 6 - Bethlehem Siege, Palestine
    6.3/10(62 votes)

    #6 - Bethlehem Siege, Palestine

    S1:E6

    When Israeli forces invade Bethlehem in 2002, dozens of Palestinians take refuge in the Church of the Nativity, sparking a monthlong standoff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Captive Season 1 Episode 7 - Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #7 - Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen

    S1:E7

    Pierre and Yolande Korkie relocate from South Africa to Yemen to perform charitable work, but tragedy follows when they are kidnapped by Al Qaeda.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Captive Season 1 Episode 8 - The Peacemakers, Iraq
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    #8 - The Peacemakers, Iraq

    S1:E8

    In the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemaker Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Prison Riot, U.S.A." is the best rated episode of "Captive" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 156 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/9/2016. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Cola Kidnap, Brazil".