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Hostages
Season 1, Episode 1 (23 Sep. 2013): “Pilot”
by Omri Givon, Alon Aranya, Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Hostages - Season 1, Episode 1

Title: “Pilot”

Medium: television series episode

Original airdate: 23 Sep. 2013

Publisher: CBS
Written by: Omri Givon, Alon Aranya, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff


57 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Dr. Ellen Sanders Dr. Ellen Sanders
(lead character)
lead character
  [her family held hostage, she's told to kill President] CBS 15
Duncan Carlisle Duncan Carlisle
(lead character)
villain lead character
  FBI
[rogue FBI agent; plots to kill U.S. President using doctor]
CBS 15
FBI FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) supporting character group real/historical person
  [government agency] DC 250
nurses nurses
(details) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [occupation] Malibu 1
reporters reporters
(details) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [occupation] DC Marvel, etc. 100
Secret Service Secret Service supporting character group real/historical person
  [defends U.S. President, among other duties] Malibu Marvel, etc. 42
Paul Kincaid Paul Kincaid supporting character
  [intended target of Carlisle's surgery assassination plan] CBS 3
Brian Sanders Brian Sanders supporting character
  [hostage husband of President's doctor] CBS 3
Morgan Sanders Morgan Sanders supporting character
  Whelan High School
[hostage daughter of surgeon pressured to kill President]
CBS 3
Jake Sanders Jake Sanders supporting character
  Whelan High School
[hostage son of surgeon pressured to kill President]
CBS 3
Sandrine Renault Sandrine Renault villain
  Hispanic; U.S. Army
[one of kidnapping crew in Presidential assassination plot]
CBS 3
Archer Petit Archer Petit villain
  black; U.S. Army
[part of hostage-taking team in President assassination plot]
CBS 3
Kramer Delaney Kramer Delaney villain
  [part of team holding doctor Sanders' family hostage] CBS 3
Burton Delaney Burton Delaney supporting character
  [father-in-law of hostage-taker Duncan Carlisle] CBS 3
Sawyer Carlisle Sawyer Carlisle supporting character
  Holly Oak Elementary School
[young daughter of hostage taker Duncan Carlisle]
CBS 3
Mary Kincaid Mary Kincaid supporting character
  [First Lady of president targeted for assassination] CBS 2
Quentin Creasy Quentin Creasy villain
  [co-conspirator in plot to assassinate U.S. President] CBS 3
Boyd Norton Boyd Norton supporting character
  Whelan High School
[Morgan Sanders' boyfriend; father of her unborn child]
CBS 2
Nina Carlisle Nina Carlisle supporting character
  [very sick wife of hostage-taker Duncan Carlisle] CBS 3
Maryland College Hospital Maryland College Hospital supporting character group
  [hospital] CBS 3
Metropolitan Police Department Metropolitan Police Department
(details) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [police department] CBS 3
unnamed bank robber unnamed bank robber villain
  [shot by FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle while robbing bank] CBS 1
unnamed subordinate bank robber unnamed subordinate bank robber villain
  [shot by sniper while robbing bank on Agent Carlisle's order] CBS 1
unnamed doctor unnamed doctor supporting character
  black CBS 1
unnamed operative unnamed operative villain
  [planted spy cameras in Dr. Sanders' office] CBS 1
Nurse Delores Nurse Delores supporting character
  black
[cared for hostage taker Duncan Carlisle's wife Nina]
CBS 1
Eastchester Savings Bank Eastchester Savings Bank supporting character group
  [bank robbed in opening scene of "Hostages"] CBS 1
Barkley Barkley supporting character
CBR Scale: D N.A.
dog
[dog of family held hostage in President assassination plot]
CBS 3
Kevin Kevin supporting character
  black CBS 2
Amelia Amelia supporting character
  Whelan High School
[close friend of hostage Morgan Sanders]
CBS 1
Statehouse Security Statehouse Security supporting character group
  [provided alarm monitoring for Dr. Sanders' home] CBS 1
Zirlin Group Realty Zirlin Group Realty supporting character group
  [company owned, run by Dr. Sanders' husband Brian] CBS 3
Whelan High School Whelan High School
(details) 
supporting character group
  [school Jake and Morgan Sanders attend] CBS 3
Beth Zion Hospital Beth Zion Hospital supporting character group
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[Duncan Carlisle's wife Nina was treated there] CBS 1
unnamed reporter unnamed reporter
(cameo)
supporting character
  [reporter] CBS 1
unnamed TV reporter unnamed TV reporter
(cameo)
supporting character
  Hispanic
[reported on delay of U.S. President's surgery]
CBS 1
unnamed reporter unnamed reporter
(cameo)
supporting character
  black CBS 1
unnamed reporter unnamed reporter
(cameo)
supporting character
  [reporter] CBS 1
unnamed news anchor unnamed news anchor
(cameo)
supporting character
  [news anchor] CBS 1
unnamed whimpering woman unnamed whimpering woman
(cameo)
supporting character
  black
[among hostages in bank robbery; rescued by Duncan Carlisle]
CBS 1
unnamed secretary unnamed secretary
(cameo)
supporting character
  [secretary] CBS 1
unnamed sniper unnamed sniper
(cameo)
supporting character
  [shot bank robber on Duncan Carlisle's order] CBS 1
Samantha Samantha
(photo/picture/video)
supporting character
  [having an affair with her boss, Brian Sanders] CBS 2
Nico Nico
(voice only) 
villain
  [drug dealer connection of Dr. Ellen Sanders' son Jake] CBS 1
unnamed dispatcher unnamed dispatcher
(voice only)
supporting character
  [called Dr. Sanders' home to say silent alarm was triggered] CBS 1
mystery bosses mystery bosses
(behind the scenes)
villain group
  [leaders of conspiracy to assassinate U.S. President] CBS 1
unnamed experimental doctor unnamed experimental doctor
(behind the scenes) 
supporting character
  [does experimental therapies; may be able to cure Nina] CBS 1
Hausman Hausman
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
supporting character
  [walked away from real estate deal w/Brian Sanders] CBS 1
Hello Kitty Hello Kitty (Kitty White)
(mentioned) 
lead character
CBR Scale: I anthropomorphic animal
cat Sanrio 59
Ringo Starr Ringo Starr
(mentioned) 
supporting character lead character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Transcendental Meditation
(temporary)
The Beatles Dell 313
cockroaches cockroaches
(mentioned) 
supporting character villain group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D N.A.
[animal species]   2
unnamed department chief unnamed department chief
(mentioned) 
supporting character
  [Dr. Ellen Sanders' bureaucratic boss at hospital] CBS 1
unborn Boyd/Sanders baby unborn Boyd/Sanders baby
(mentioned) 
supporting character
  [unborn child of Morgan Sanders and Burke Boyd] CBS 3
unnamed mother unnamed mother
(mentioned) 
supporting character
  [mom of Dr. Sanders, doctor in President assassination plot] CBS 1
Alexander Haig Alexander Haig
(mentioned) 
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
[politician; Chief of Staff...] MGM One Way Productions, etc. 13
The Johns Hopkins Hospital The Johns Hopkins Hospital
(mentioned) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [hospital] ABC 8
unnamed chief surgeon unnamed chief surgeon
(mentioned) 
supporting character
  [surgeon] CBS 1