US EditionPlaying Politics Gets Dangerous for Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones in ‘Hostage’
Suranne Jones stars as PM Abigail Dalton navigating a kidnapping crisis and political scandals amid a tense Britain-France summit, highlighting NHS shortages and immigration challenges.
- Netflix released the five-episode political thriller Hostage on August 21, 2025, starring Suranne Jones as British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton and Julie Delpy as French President Vivienne Toussaint.
- The series follows Prime Minister Abigail Dalton as she strives to advance a crucial summit between the UK and France, even as her husband, Dr. Alex Anderson, is abducted by masked captors in French Guiana, sparking an international hostage crisis.
- Hostage explores themes of political tension, including NHS supply shortages, budget cuts, misogyny against two women leaders, hostage videos, blackmail, and a compromising family scandal affecting Toussaint's campaign.
- Critics praise Hostage as a sharp and engaging series with strong performances that suits a binge-watching format, while Jones mentioned that he has had a long-standing relationship with Matt Charman, the show's writer.
- The series highlights the fragility of democracy and the human costs political leaders endure when balancing crises that threaten their personal lives and national stability.
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Playing politics gets dangerous for Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones in ‘Hostage’
LONDON (AP) — Only a few people know what it’s like to stand outside 10 Downing Street and address the world’s media. Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy aren’t politicians, but they got that opportunity playing rival stateswomen in thriller miniseries “Hostage.” No. 10 is where the British prime minister lives and works and it’s at the heart of Matt Charman’s new Netflixshow releasing Thursday. During a tense Anglo-French summit, Jones power-dresses …
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