Hostage: cast, plot and everything we know

Hostage stars Suranne Jones as the British Prime Minister.
Hostage stars Suranne Jones as the British Prime Minister. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Hostage is a Netflix thriller that sees a British Prime Minister and French President forced to work together in the face of a looming threat. Vigil and Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones plays the PM Abigail Dalton having to team up with the French President, and oversees rival, as a terrifying danger engulfs them.

Prime Minister Abigail Dalton's husband is kidnapped at the same time as the visiting French President Vivienne Toussaint (Julie Delpy) is blackmailed. Having to make unthinkable choices, the pair are forced into a fierce rivalry where their political careers, and lives, hang in the balance and their only chance is to work together. 

Here’s everything you need to know about the Netflix series Hostage

Hostage release date

The series Hostage is likely to start on Netflix in 2025. As soon as we hear of a date, we’ll update this page. 

Hostage plot 

When the  husband of British prime minister Abigail Dalton (Suranne Jones) is kidnapped and the visiting French President Vivienne Toussaint (Julie Delpy) is blackmailed, these two powerful women in Europe must make impossible choices.

Backed into a corner, with everything to lose, a fierce rivalry erupts between them. Can they work together to uncover the plot that threatens them both?

Hostage cast — Suranne Jones as Prime Minister Abigail Dalton

In Hostage, Suranne Jones plays the British prime minister Abigail Dalton. Suranne first found fame playing Karen McDonald in the soap Coronation Street from 1997 to 2004 and went on to star in the BBC1 series Doctor Foster, Gentleman Jack and Vigil plus ITV's detective drama Scott and Bailey. She’s also been in Save Me, A Touch of Cloth, Unforgiven and Maryland. 

Suranne Jones as Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack standing on a terrace in a dark blue dress with a feather in her hair.

Suranne Jones as Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack. (Image credit: BBC/Lookout Point/HBO/Aimee Spinks)

Julie Delpy as President of France Vivienne Toussaint

In Hostage, Julie Delpy plays the French president Vivienne Toussaint. She’s previously starred in the Three Colors movies, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, An American Werewolf in Paris, On the Verge, Frankenstein and The Lesson.

Julie Delpy.

Julie Delpy plays French President Vivienne Toussaint in Hostage. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Who else is starring in Hostage?

Hostage also features Corey Mylchreest (Queen Charlotte) plays Matheo Lewis, Toussaint’s stepson while Lucian Msamati (Gangs of London) plays Kofi Adomako, Abigail’s chief of staff. Great Expectations star Ashley Thomas is playing Alex, Abigail’s husband, and James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) is Max, her ailing father. Jehnney Beth (Anatomy of a Fall) is Adrienne Pelletier, Toussaint’s chief of staff.

Is there a trailer? 

No but if one becomes available closer to the release date, we’ll post it on here for you to watch. 

Behind the scenes and more on Hostage

Hostage was produced for Netflix by Binocular Productions. Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies, Treason) is the writer and executive producer., while other executive producers are Suranne Jones, Foz Allan and Steve Searle, the series producer is David Meanti and the directors are  Isabel Sieb (Vigil, The Devil's Hour) and Amy Neil (Hanna).

Nicholas Cannon
TV Content Director on TV Times, What's On TV and TV & Satellite Week

I'm a huge fan of television so I really have found the perfect job, as I've been writing about TV shows, films and interviewing major television, film and sports stars for over 25 years. I'm currently TV Content Director on What's On TV, TV Times, TV and Satellite Week magazines plus Whattowatch.com. I previously worked on Woman and Woman's Own in the 1990s. Outside of work I swim every morning, support Charlton Athletic football club and get nostalgic about TV shows Cagney & Lacey, I Claudius, Dallas and Tenko. I'm totally on top of everything good coming up too.