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Suranne Jones’ Prime Minister faces an impossible choice in trailer for Netflix political thriller series Hostage

July 15, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over a month to go until Hostage lands on Netflix, the streamer has shared a trailer the British political thriller series.

Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster, Gentleman Jack) stars as British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton, who is faced with an impossible choice when her husband is kidnapped at the same time that visiting French President Vivienne Toussaint (Julie Delpy) becomes the target of a blackmail plot, forcing the political leaders to work together to eliminate the threat that targets them both.

Joining Jones and Delpy in the cast are Corey Mylchreest, Lucian Msamati, Ashley Thomas, James Cosmo, Martin McCann, and Jehnny Beth. Check out the trailer below…

When the British Prime Minister’s husband is kidnapped and the visiting French President is blackmailed, the two political leaders both face unimaginable choices. Forced into a fierce rivalry where their political futures, and lives, might hang in the balance, can they work together to uncover the plot that threatens them both?

Hostage arrives on Netflix on August 21st.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Ashley Thomas, Corey Mylchreest, Hostage, James Cosmo, Jehnny Beth, Julie Delpy, Lucian Msamati, Martin McCann, netflix, suranne jones

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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