Ransom’s Luke Roberts & Frank Spotnitz

Inspired by the real-life cases of international crisis negotiator Laurent Combalbert, the prime-time thriller Ransom is being rolled out globally by Entertainment One. The series is produced as a collaboration for four major free-to-air broadcast partners: Canada’s Global, TF1 in France, RTL in Germany and CBS in the U.S. Executive Producers Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle) and David Vainola (Combat Hospital, Diamonds) are behind the new hostage drama, while Luke Roberts (Black Sails, Game of Thrones) leads the cast.

TV Drama’s Anna Carugati caught up with Spotnitz and Roberts to discuss the suspenseful series and how it draws on real experiences and source materials.