Hostage: Do or Die

Hostage: Do or Die
TV Show · Crime · Documentary

Hostage situations are always tense and dangerous. Some end favorably, others don't. Former NYPD detective Dominick Misino has been involved in his share of hostage situations, and as host of this docuseries, he breaks down real-life hostage cases, one per episode, on a minute-by-minute timeline to show viewers what it took to rescue the hostages. Or if it didn't end so well, what went wrong. Computer graphics and animation bring high-energy re-creations to life to help viewers go where cameras could not -- the crossfire of a hostage negotiation.

2011 · 43m
Starring Dominick Misino

Season 1

  • 15 Days in Hell
    EPISODE 1
    15 Days in Hell
    A corrections officer survives being taken hostage.
    43m
  • Last Transatlantic Hijacking
    EPISODE 2
    Last Transatlantic Hijacking
    The horror of Lufthansa Flight 592.
    43m
  • Palm Bay Rampage
    EPISODE 3
    Palm Bay Rampage
    A young grocery clerk faces a gunman.
    43m
  • Negotiating With a Mad Man
    EPISODE 4
    Negotiating With a Mad Man
    A grieving father turns into a cop killer when he embarks on a rampage and takes innocent bystanders hostage.
    43m
  • FBI Takeover
    EPISODE 5
    FBI Takeover
    A gunman takes nine FBI employees hostage on a quiet Sunday.
    43m
  • Lindhurst High School
    EPISODE 6
    Lindhurst High School
    Small town students are held hostage by a deranged killer.
    43m

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Cast & Crew

  • Dominick Misino
    Host
  • J‌O
    Jon O'Neill
    Producer
  • S‌O
    Sean Owolo
    Producer
  • S‌P
    Steve Petersen
    Producer

About

Hostage: Do or Die

Crime

Hostage situations are always tense and dangerous. Some end favorably, others don't. Former NYPD detective Dominick Misino has been involved in his share of hostage situations, and as host of this docuseries, he breaks down real-life hostage cases, one per episode, on a minute-by-minute timeline to show viewers what it took to rescue the hostages. Or if it didn't end so well, what went wrong. Computer graphics and animation bring high-energy re-creations to life to help viewers go where cameras could not -- the crossfire of a hostage negotiation.

Information

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Investigation Discovery
Released
2011
Rated
14+

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