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Ransom
Ransom

Ransom

—Renowned crisis and hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont employs insight into human behavior to deal with challenging kidnap and ransom cases, refusing to ever resort to violence, even when faced with the world's most dangerous criminals. While his ability to manipulate sets him above others in his field, it often causes issues in his personal and professional relationships. Beaumont's team includes psych-profiler Oliver Yates, ex-cop Zara Hallam and aspiring investigator Maxine Carlson. "Ransom" is based on the experiences of real-life crisis negotiator Laurent Combalbert and his partner, Marwan Mery.
3 seasonsCrime, DramaTV-14

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Season 113 of 13 Episodes

  • Hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont and his team save lives using insight into criminal behavior; Maxine is eager to prove herself but harbors a dangerous secret from her past.

  • When a promising baseball player needs a bone marrow transplant, his donor is held hostage for $5 million.

  • Eric and the team must figure out how to negotiate with bank robbers who are not demanding cash.

  • When a software company engineer is taken hostage, Eric and the team email the kidnapper but discover a third party is intercepting their correspondence and sabotaging the negotiation.

  • Eric's ex-boss from the FBI brings him in to negotiate with an extremist from a racist group that is threatening to set off bombs all over New York City.

  • A French couple hire Eric and his team to rescue their kidnapped surrogate baby who has a dangerous medical condition and needs immediate care.

  • Maxine leads the team in her first negotiation after Eric and other guests at a retreat are taken hostage by the fanatical leader of a militia group.

  • When a senator's daughter is kidnapped, Eric and the team must delve into the senator's darkest secrets in an attempt to bring the girl home safely; Eric's attempt to keep his own daughter safe backfires.

  • A couple in France turn to Eric and his team for help after their daughter is abducted from a train and possibly sold into human trafficking.

  • While Eric and the team try to negotiate the return of valuable paintings stolen from an art gallery, the thief kidnaps a gallery staffer.

  • When five teens are lured into a trap while playing a smartphone game, Eric and the team negotiate their release.

  • Eric is called to negotiate with a burglar who is holding a family hostage after they catch him breaking into their safe.

  • A past adversary of Eric's threatens to trigger explosions around the world unless the NSA surrenders access to their confidential files.

Record to Watch Later

30 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Say What You Did
    Girl on a Train
    The Artist
    Three Wishes
    Alters
    Secrets and Spies
    The Castle
    Refuge
    Bulletproof
    A Free Man in Paris
  • Say What You Did

    When a senator's daughter is kidnapped, Eric and the team must delve into the senator's darkest secrets in an attempt to bring the girl home safely; Eric's attempt to keep his own daughter safe backfires.
    Upcoming
  • Girl on a Train

    A couple in France turn to Eric and his team for help after their daughter is abducted from a train and possibly sold into human trafficking.
    Upcoming
  • The Artist

    While Eric and the team try to negotiate the return of valuable paintings stolen from an art gallery, the thief kidnaps a gallery staffer.
    Upcoming
  • Three Wishes

    When Eric's daughter is kidnapped, he must fulfill three ransom demands from his long-time adversary Damien Delaine.
    Upcoming
  • Alters

    As Eric and Zara provide risk assessment services at an investment bank, they are taken hostage by a gunman; Eric must negotiate for their release.
    Upcoming
  • Secrets and Spies

    Eric and Oliver plunge into a world of espionage when a CIA spy disguised as an American diamond broker is kidnapped in Vienna; Oliver gets an interesting job offer.
    Upcoming
Ransom

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Renowned crisis and hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont employs insight into human behavior to deal with challenging kidnap and ransom cases, refusing to ever resort to violence, even when faced with the world's most dangerous criminals. While his ability to manipulate sets him above others in his field, it often causes issues in his personal and professional relationships. Beaumont's team includes psych-profiler Oliver Yates, ex-cop Zara Hallam and aspiring investigator Maxine Carlson. "Ransom" is based on the experiences of real-life crisis negotiator Laurent Combalbert and his partner, Marwan Mery.

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Luke Roberts, Brandon McLaren, Nazneen Contractor, Karen LeBlanc, Sarah Greene

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  • Maxine leads the team in her first negotiation after Eric and other guests at a retreat are taken hostage by the fanatical leader of a militia group.

  • Hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont and his team save lives using insight into criminal behavior; Maxine is eager to prove herself but harbors a dangerous secret from her past.

  • When a promising baseball player needs a bone marrow transplant, his donor is held hostage for $5 million.

  • Eric and the team must figure out how to negotiate with bank robbers who are not demanding cash.

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