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When the derivative Netflix spy drama Treason premiered in 2022, I used the Charlie Cox vehicle as an excuse to write a small treatise on the institutional misuse and overuse of in medias res openings. I’ve occasionally needed to reference what I wrote, but I’ve never been able to consistently remember what show I pegged the analysis to. Treason has …

Empires crumble more easily than many of us would like to admit, and in Netflix‘s new limited series “Hostage” —  written and created by “Bridge of Spies” scribe Matt Charman — two world leaders face an international crisis that threatens their personal lives, careers and the countries they have been tasked with defending. Fast-paced with a side of melodrama, the …