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2026-03-03
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The rise of a violent rogue state and the journalists who disappeared. Loyalty and coercion collide in Islamic State Group's chilling kidnap of James Foley and John Cantlie.
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S1E1 - Episode 1
In 2012, photojournalists John Cantlie and James Foley chase a scoop in Syria, but their reporting draws the attention of jihadists, and the net closes in on them.
Air Date: 03 Mar 2026 00:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - Episode 2
The kidnap of John and James sparks a perilous manhunt as Islamic State emerges, more journalists join them in captivity and survival becomes a desperate struggle.
Air Date: 03 Mar 2026 00:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Episode 3
After the murder of James shocks the world, John appears online in Islamic State videos, raising chilling questions about loyalty, coercion, and survival.
Air Date: 03 Mar 2026 00:00 (CDT)