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  • NBC
  • Sep 20, 2006
  • NBC
  • Sep 20, 2006
Kidnapped

Summary Timothy Hutton and Dana Delaney star in this thrilling drama as a wealthy and powerful New York couple whose teenage son has been kidnapped. With local law enforcement, the FBI, and a private negotiating team all working on the case, one might think the boy would be rescued in no time...but as the series unfolds, it becomes clear that th...

  • NBC
  • Sep 20, 2006
  • NBC
  • Sep 20, 2006
Kidnapped
Season 1
Season Premiere: Sep 20, 2006
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
68
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Summary Timothy Hutton and Dana Delaney star in this thrilling drama as a wealthy and powerful New York couple whose teenage son has been kidnapped. With local law enforcement, the FBI, and a private negotiating team all working on the case, one might think the boy would be rescued in no time...but as the series unfolds, it becomes clear that th...

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Episode 1 • Sep 20, 2006 • 42 m
Pilot
A 15-year-old boy is taken from a wealthy New York family and held for ransom.
Episode 2 • Sep 27, 2006 • 41 m
Special Delivery
The Cains receive an alarming parcel in the mail, sending Knapp to find Aubrey, and Conrad to his father to talk about his past.
Episode 3 • Oct 4, 2006 • 42 m
Sorry, Wrong Number
At the insistence of Knapp and King, the Cain family hosts their annual charity ball to avoid suspicion that Leopold has been kidnapped.
Episode 4 • Oct 21, 2006 • 42 m
Number One with a Bullet
Lattimer asks Lucian to apply at a private military company in order to fish out the name of Virgil's shooter. Meanwhile, Leopold requires a doctor.
Episode 5 • Oct 28, 2006 • 40 m
Burn, Baby, Burn
Knapp and King figure out the name of one of the suspects and race to find the criminal mastermind. Leopold desperately tries to get to a cell phone before the battery dies.
Episode 6 • Mar 27, 2007 • 40 m
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Ellie's father, Benjamin Rand, steps in and takes over to get Leopold back and he's willing to do anything to get his grandson back. Knapp and King continue searching into the Cain's shady past. Conrad is arrested.
Episode 7 • Apr 3, 2007 • 41 m
Front Page
The story of the kidnapping is leaked to the press. Knapp finds out that the Cain's might have known all along that Leopold was a possible target for the kidnapping.
Episode 8 • Apr 3, 2007 • 41 m
Gone Fishing
Leo's captors find out about the burned money, and The Operator makes a move. Emails provide new information about Virgil as he puts himself up as bait.
Episode 9 • Apr 10, 2007 • 42 m
Do Unto Others
Torture of the Accountant produces results that endanger Knapp, and Virgil gets assistance from someone in the Cain family.
Episode 10 • Apr 10, 2007 • 44 m
Impasse
Lucian tracks down and captures Vivian Guttman, but the foresighted mastermind behind everything sets a contingency plan in motion, threatening the life of Latimer's daughter in return, so Lucian summons an ace-in-the-hole for help.
Episode 11 • Apr 17, 2007 • 43 m
Mutiny
Dissension in the kidnappers' ranks creates an opportunity, and an inside man is found.
Episode 12 • Apr 17, 2007 • 44 m
Acknowledgement
Knapp and King close in on Leo's location, but more people add themselves to the equation on both sides; a letter brings a clue.
Episode 13 • Apr 18, 2007 • 44 m
Resolution
Leo's home, but King can't let go of finding out the cause for everything.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
68
74% Positive
20 Reviews
26% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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26% Mixed
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The opener has been smoothly filmed, but the second episode supplies personal angles that deepen Kidnapped and suggest its potential.
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
75
Tonight's pilot has a film quality to it and the narrative flow is both intriguing and unexpected.
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
70
For what it is, it's an extremely accomplished piece of work -- unsettling in ways that few suspense thrillers manage to be.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
70
Yes, there have been some valid questions about TV's recent embrace of the serial. (Too many? Will people stay tuned?) "Kidnapped" feels so fresh that viewers won't even care.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
70
In addition to a less convoluted story, "Kidnapped" bests "Vanished" with its high-sheen cast.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
60
"Kidnapped," which gives us a frequently riveting story populated by intriguing, complex characters, is regular-grade TV trying too hard to be gourmet.
By Melanie McFarland FULL REVIEW
50
A high-octane cast brings some promise to the show.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

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