Hostages is a American play television show that airs on CBS 14 television season. The show is loosely centered on a similar show created by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon, also Rotem Shamir that will premiere on October 13, 2013, nearly 3 weeks following the American variant's premiere. Jeffrey Nachmanoff composed and directed the pilot episode for the American edition. The show premiered on September 23, 2013.