Hostage: Do or Die: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Step into the world of hijackings, kidnappings, and standoffs in Hostage: Do or Die, a collection of harrowing stories told from the perspective of the hostage negotiators, victims, witnesses, and sometimes the criminals themselves. With narration from Detective Dominick Misino, an NYPD veteran with expertise in special operations, each episode breaks down a case minute-by-minute to see for the first time what it took to rescue the hostages or, in some instances, what went wrong. Stunning graphics and animation bring to life high-energy recreations, taking viewers where cameras could never go: straight into the tense crossfire of hostage negotiation.

Series details

• Title: Hostage: Do or Die
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-12-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Investigation Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24356
• IMDb ID: tt2056989
• TVDB ID: 274570

Cast and credited roles

• Dominick Misino — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-12-01; final listed air date 2012-01-05; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hostage: Do or Die on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.