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Kidnapped is an American television drama series from Sony Pictures Television which aired on NBC from September 20, 2006, to August 11, 2007. The series returned on Universal HD in 2008.
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Kidnapped is an American television drama series from Sony Pictures Television which aired on NBC from September 20, 2006, to August 11, 2007. The series returned on Universal HD in 2008.
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Jeremy SistoLucian Knapp
Carmen EjogoTurner
Delroy LindoLatimer King
Linus RoacheAndy Archer
Will DentonLeopold Cain
Timothy HuttonConrad Cain
Mykelti WilliamsonVirgil Hayes
Dana DelanyEllie Cain
NBCUnited States
Timberman/Beverly ProductionsUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
The Cain family is thrown into disarray when teenage son Leopold is kidnapped. The family disagrees with how to handle the situation--should they call the police, or pay the ransom?
Directed by Michael DinnerGuest stars Audra McDonald, James Urbaniak, Doug Hutchison, Otto Sanchez
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Episode 2
Something from Conrad's past may have a connection to Leopold's kidnapping. Conrad meets with his father to explore this. A package arrives which makes the Cain's wonder if Leopold was the only child targeted for kidnapping. Knapp heads to Brown University to find Aubrey.
Directed by Michael DinnerGuest stars Desmond Harrington, Anthony Rapp, Victoria Cartagena, James Urbaniak, Adam LeFevre, Olivia Thirlby, Doug Hutchison, Peter Gerety
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Episode 3
At the insistence of Knapp and King the Cain's host their annual charity ball so that people won't figure out that Leopold has been kidnapped.
Directed by Michael W. WatkinsGuest stars Ritchie Coster, Anthony Rapp, Jamie Tirelli, Olivia Thirlby, Terry Kinney, Doug Hutchison, Brennan Brown, Otto Sanchez
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Episode 4
The kidnappers target Leopold's bodyguard Virgil once again as he prepares for surgery. Conrad is questioned by the police regarding something from his past. Ellie joins an annoymous group for parents of kidnapped children. Knapp looks into the bullet that was used to shoot Virgil.
Directed by Michael PressmanWritten by David J. BurkeGuest stars Audra McDonald, James Urbaniak, Doug Hutchison, Otto Sanchez, Amy Ryan, Reed Birney
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Episode 5
Knapp and King figure out the name of the suspect and race to find the mastermind. Leopold tries to get to a cell phone before the battery dies.
Directed by Oz ScottGuest stars Michelle Hurd, James Urbaniak, Doug Hutchison, Otto Sanchez, Mädchen Amick
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Episode 6
Ellie's father Benjamin Rand steps in and takes over and he is willing to do anything to get his grandson back, but will it cost him his own life? Meanwhile Knapp and King keep searching into the Cain's past while Conrad is arrested.
Directed by Nelson McCormickGuest stars Olivia Thirlby, Doug Hutchison, Robert Foxworth, Otto Sanchez
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Episode 7
The story of the kidnapping is leaked to the press. Knapp finds out that the Cain's might have known that Leopold was a target for kidnapping.
Directed by Darnell MartinWritten by Sam CatlinGuest stars Audra McDonald, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Rapp, Kerry O'Malley, Jamie Tirelli, Olivia Thirlby, Doug Hutchison, Robert Foxworth
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Episode 8
Virgil tries to find Leopold on his own. The kidnappers are forced to move after being questioned by the Mexican police. Conrad goes to the funeral for the man he's accused of killing.
Guest stars Mädchen Amick
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Episode 9
Knapp tries to uncover the truth.
Directed by Peter WernerGuest stars Tom Noonan, James Urbaniak, Maury Ginsberg, Olivia Thirlby
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Episode 10
Snipers threaten King's daughter as Knapp interrogates a suspect.
Directed by Alex ChappleGuest stars James Urbaniak, Jamie Tirelli, Chance Kelly, Mädchen Amick, Steve Belanger
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Episode 11
Information regarding Swiss bank accounts and is revealed, which in turn implicated a family friend in Leo's kidnapping. There is a disagreement among the group choreographing the kidnapping; some members defect and present their own demands to the Cains.
Directed by Jace AlexanderGuest stars Jace Alexander, Alison Bartlett, Rosalyn Coleman, Jamie Tirelli, Titus Welliver, Otto Sanchez
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Episode 12
Forces converge in Mexico; FBI internal investigation focuses in on a culprit; Ellie uncovers a clue.
Directed by Tony GoldwynGuest stars Elizabeth Marvel, Jamie Tirelli, Otto Sanchez
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Episode 13
Atkins makes a discovery and the real mole is uncovered. The loose ends are tied up and things were not as they seemed.
Directed by Jeff BlecknerGuest stars Anthony Rapp, Elizabeth Marvel, Denise Wilbanks
Where to watch KidnappedEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
