Kidnapped 

Complex overtones surround the kidnapping of a wealthy New York family's 15-year-old son, leading a specialist and a retiring FBI agent to figure it out.

Creator:

Jason Smilovic

Stars:

Jeremy Sisto, Carmen Ejogo, Delroy Lindo

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeremy Sisto	...	Lucian Knapp 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Carmen Ejogo	...	Turner 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Delroy Lindo	...	Latimer King 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Linus Roache	...	Andy Archer 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Will Denton	...	Leopold Cain 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Timothy Hutton	...	Conrad Cain 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Mykelti Williamson	...	Virgil Hayes 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Dana Delany	...	Ellie Cain 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Michael Mosley	...	Malcolm Atkins 13 episodes, 2006-2007
Robert John Burke	...	Bellows 11 episodes, 2006-2007
Otto Sanchez	...	Otto 11 episodes, 2006-2007
Lydia Jordan	...	Alice Cain 10 episodes, 2006-2007
Robert Clohessy	...	The Operator 9 episodes, 2006-2007
Doug Hutchison	...	Schroeder / ... 8 episodes, 2006-2007
James Urbaniak	...	The Accountant 7 episodes, 2006-2007
Olivia Thirlby	...	Aubrey Cain 5 episodes, 2006-2007
Jaime Tirelli	...	Espinoza 5 episodes, 2006-2007
Mädchen Amick	...	Vivian Guttman 6 episodes, 2006-2007

Storyline

When the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, the parents are called and told not to involve the police. The mother wants some kind of assurance that they will get their son back, so the family lawyer tells them of a man who specializes in bringing back kidnap victims. He comes and he's not exactly people friendly but will do whatever he has to to bring their son back. The boy's bodyguard, who is shot and placed in a hospital, is found by his brother-in-law, an FBI agent, who is thereby told about the boy's kidnapping. He goes to the family and, knowing the specialist they've hired, tries working together to bring the boy back, but they learn that there's a lot more going on.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi agent | kidnapping | investigation | husband wife relationship | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kidnap

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

2SC Productions,Sony Pictures Television,Dark & Stormy Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Each episode corresponds to one day in the kidnapping.

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Connections

Featured in Kidnapped: Ransom Notes (2007)

User Reviews

So enjoyable but a real shame.

I've just finished watching this excellent series and cannot believe that it was cancelled mid-way through it's run in the USA, and after the ambiguous end to series 1 it is not been picked up for another series. It has been a while since there has been such an intelligent, complex and well acted show on TV. This show could have run and run in the same way 24 does, as the premise is quite similar. All of the actors involved were exemplary but hats off to Jeremy Sisto as the anti-hero Knapp and what I believe was the best acting seen on TV by an actress this year in Dana Delaney....every single word she spoke rang true from the off. Ultimately very disappointed but happy to have seen the one series available. Thnaks Channel 4 in the UK for airing a show they knew had been cancelled.