Hostages () is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast on Channel 10 in October 2013. The series was created by Rotem Shamir and Omri Givon and produced by Chaim Sharir. The series originally aired on Channel 10 in Israel and has subsequently been broadcast or adapted in several other countries. Synopsis Four masked men break into the Danon family home and take the family hostage. The intruders demand that Yael (Ayelet Zurer), the family matriarch and a brilliant surgeon, kill the prime minister in what is meant to be a routine surgery. The operation is scheduled for the following day. If the prime minister does not die during the surgery, Yael's family will be killed. Cast Jonah Lotan as Adam Rubin (season 1 - 2) Ayelet Zurer as Dr. Yael Danon (season 1) Tomer Kapon as Guy (season 1 - 2) Dar Zuzovsky as Noa Danon (season 1) Reymonde Amsallem as Orna (season 2) Alona Tal as Zohar (season 2) Itay Tiran as Ben (season 2) Kim Bodnia as Arthur (season 2) Soraya Torrens as Lydia Mendez (season 2) Yonatan Uziel as Boaz (season 2) Micha Celektar as Eyal Danon (season 1) Yoav Rotman as Assaf Danon (season 1) Mickey Leon as Alex (season 1 - 2) Hilla Vidor as Ella (season 1 - 2) Nevo Kimchi as Giora Avni (season 1 - 2) Ido Bartal as Yonatan (season 1) Yaakov Daniel as Tzion (season 1 - 2) Shmil Ben Ari as P.M. Shmuel Netzer (season 1 - 2) Liat Stern as Neta (season 1 - 2) Michal Kalman as Sara (season 1 - 2) Ayelet Margalit as Tova Netzer (season 1 - 2) Yoav Levi as Amsalem (season 1 - 2) Nathan Avitz as Aviv Peled (season 2) Eli Cohen as Zinger (season 1 - 2) Sharon Tal as Michal (season 2) Avi Yakir as Moni (season 1) International sales Before any Israeli broadcaster had been secured, the story was sold to CBS, which adapted it for the US market as Hostages. Toni Collette, Tate Donovan and Dylan McDermott were cast in the leading roles. The US version premiered on 23 September 2013, a month before the Israeli premiere. It was cancelled after its first season on CBS due to poor ratings. The Israeli version, Bnei Aruba, was presented to international buyers at MIPCOM in October 2013, and in December 2013, BBC Four announced it had