One-hour scripted drama. Renowned surgeon is about to perform a routine operation on the President when her family is taken hostage and she is ordered to sabotage the procedure and kill the President – or her family will die. Nothing is the way it seems in this drama. The format has already been sold to CBS in the US, and will air in Israel in early October on Channel 10 Israel.
Format owner: Armoza Formats
Country of origin: Israel (Channel 10)
Sold to: USA (CBS)
Website: www.armozaformats.com/formats/new/hostages
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