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Hostage Netflix Series Review: A Thrilling Yet Predictable Political Drama
ARY News
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August 21, 2025
Netflix premiered its gripping five-part political thriller, Hostage, on August 21, 2025, showcasing Suranne Jones as British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton and Julie Delpy as French President Vivienne Toussaint, the series has received mixed...
Hostage star Suranne Jones on drawing on 'private' personal life to play prime minister
Hello!
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August 21, 2025
Suranne Jones revealed that she drew on her own life when portraying a British prime minister in the new Netflix thriller, Hostage. The 46-year-old actress, known for her roles in Doctor Foster, Vigil and Coronation Street, stars as politician...
Hostage review – five hours of fast, furious fun, featuring Suranne Jones as prime minister
The Guardian
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August 21, 2025
You know how it is. One moment you’re on a romantic walk in the woods with your saintly, supportive husband as he convinces you to stand for election as prime minister, the next you are that prime minister (with the shorter but still flattering...
Suranne Jones: Playing the prime minister 'changes your perception' of politics
BBC
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August 21, 2025
ShareSave Jones says she was 'a bit of a geek' when it came to researching the role and spent many hours in the House of Commons and talking to politicians Actress Suranne Jones has taken on the role of many women under immense pressure. In Doctor...
‘I wrote my latest album while pretending to be the Prime Minister’s kidnapped husband’
Metro
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August 21, 2025
Ashley Thomas endures a turbulent journey in Netflix’s thriller series Hostage (Picture: Ollie Upton/Netflix) ‘So you were getting kidnapped and writing music at the same time?’ I ask. ‘Yeah, but it was good. This is what I worked for,’...
Netflix Just Quietly Released The Best Political Thriller Series Of The Year
Inverse
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August 21, 2025
When you hear “Netflix conspiracy thriller,” it’s easy to imagine the archetype: a no-holds-barred action thriller focused on some badass guy with a complicated past, taking on the powers that be despite not knowing who to trust. It’s the plot of...
I watched the new Netflix political thriller Hostage and it’s hands down the best original TV show of 2025
TechRadar
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August 21, 2025
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Hostage is now streaming on Netflix, and if you don't binge watch its pithy five...
Napoleon’s turncoats: The generals who turned traitor to revolutionary France
The Past
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September 10, 2025
The revolutionary struggles that convulsed France from 1789 broke the fossilised class system that denied advancement to soldiers not born into the aristocracy. For the first time, the sons of humble innkeepers, ostlers, and coopers could become...
Across eight Amazon countries, forests on Indigenous lands…
IUCN
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New research published today in Communications Earth and Environment, a Nature Group journal, finds that municipalities in the Amazon region closest to healthy forests on Indigenous lands face less risk from rising cases of two categories of...
Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find
Inside Climate News
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September 11, 2025
Indigenous territories are a crucial bulwark against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. A new peer-reviewed study shows they also safeguard the health of millions living there. The study, published Thursday in the journal Communications...
Region Codes: The Hidden Trap in Your DVD and Blu-ray Collection
How-To Geek
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September 11, 2025
Just as it seemed like physical media like DVDs and Blu-rays were about to disappear, the failures of the streaming industry has led to the rediscovery of media ownership. The thing is, if you didn't come up with DVDs and Blu-ray discs, you might...
New Research Reveals Indigenous Amazon Forests Help Curb Spread of 27 Diseases Across Eight Countries
Bioengineer.org
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September 11, 2025
Belém, Brazil – Gland, Switzerland (11 September 2025) — Recent groundbreaking research published in Communications Earth and Environment, a renowned Nature Group journal, sheds new light on the critical role Indigenous territories play in...
Former Premier League star, 27, linked with shock switch to Haiti national team in bid to secure World Cup place
The Scottish Sun
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September 11, 2025
EX-PREMIER LEAGUE star Odsonne Edouard is set to ditch the French national team in a bid for World Cup glory with Haiti, according to reports. Edouard, 27, signed for Ligue 1 side Lens in a £3million transfer from Crystal Palace on deadline day. 1...
Netflix’s Hostageis an act of cultural aggression
The Spectator
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September 10, 2025
Apart from hunting, one of the very few consolations of the end of summer is that telly stops being quite so dire. But that moment hasn’t quite arrived yet – as you can tell from the fact that I’m reviewing Hostage. There’s so much that is...
Flying Blue Continues Its 20th Anniversary Celebration With Another Huge Miles Giveaway
LoyaltyLobby
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September 10, 2025
Back in June, John covered the launch of Flying Blue‘s 20th-anniversary celebration, which kicked off with a massive giveaway of 500,000 Flying Blue Miles and 500,000 Accor ALL points. Now, the party continues with the “Miles of Memories”...
Film Review: ‘An Officer and a Spy’ is a relevant masterpiece
North Dallas Gazette - Texas
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September 11, 2025
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic (***1/2) Accused, court-martialed and imprisoned. Back in late 1800s France, the Dreyfus Affair was a national scandal. Oddly, some of the trumped-up machinations of that case seem so relevant these days With...
SEPTEMBER 2025 NEWS IN BRIEF
Europe Diplomatic Magazine
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September 5, 2025
| BORDER MANAGEMENT: EU COUNCIL GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO PROGRESSIVE START OF ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM Kaare Dybvad Bek, Minister for Immigration and Integration © Wikicommons The Council has adopted an EU law that will make it possible to start the new...
Summary of Chile 0-0 Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
VAVEL
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September 10, 2025
End of transmission We're off! It has been a pleasure to bring you the coverage of the exciting match between Chile vs Uruguay for the last date of the Conmebol Qualifiers. We thank you for your company and passion for football. Don't forget to...
Meeting was held on struggle of Kanak people
APA
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On September 5, a videoconference meeting was held on the Kanak people's struggle for independence, organized by the Baku Initiative Group, on the topic "The struggle of the Kanak people: international law and decolonization perspectives" , Baku...
The Engineer Who Revolutionized Space Manufacturing Across Three Continents
Grit Daily News
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September 7, 2025
Julien Bouillant’s name appears throughout aerospace industry transformation stories, and his 18-year career has fundamentally reshaped how the world manufactures satellites. From pioneering high-speed assembly lines in Florida to establishing...