TONI COLLETTE, DYLAN McDERMOTT AND TATE DONOVAN STAR IN THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "HOSTAGES," MONDAY, SEPT. 23

"Pilot" - After Dr. Ellen Sanders, a prominent Washington D.C. surgeon, is handpicked to operate on the President of the United States, rogue FBI agent Duncan Carlisle and armed intruders suddenly take her and her family hostage. Scared and bewildered, Ellen soon learns the reason: unless she assassinates the President during surgery, her captors will kill them all, on the series premiere of HOSTAGES, Monday, Sept. 23 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

HOSTAGES, from executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, stars Emmy Award winner Toni Collette and Golden Globe Award winner Dylan McDermott in a high-octane suspense drama about Dr. Ellen Sanders, a premiere surgeon thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by rogue FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle. Ellen and her family are held captive in their home by Carlisle, a desperate man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, who orders her to assassinate the President when she operates on him. His highly skilled accomplices include his brother-in-law Kramer, whose loyalty to Carlisle will be tested; quick-tempered and intimidating Archer, an ex-military man with a razor-sharp tongue; and the only woman involved, Sandrine, a mysterious last-minute replacement to the team. With her family's life in peril, Ellen faces an incomprehensible moral dilemma in order to save her overbearing husband Brian, her secretive daughter Morgan and her not-so-innocent son Jake. In this high-stakes standoff between Ellen and Carlisle, fraught with tremendous national and personal consequences, the choices between right and wrong become even more blurred.

SERIES REGULARS:

Toni Collette (Dr. Ellen Sanders)
Dylan McDermott (Duncan Carlisle)
Tate Donovan (Brian Sanders)
Sandrine Holt (Sandrine)
Rhys Coiro (Kramer)
Billy Brown (Archer)
Quinn Shephard (Morgan Sanders)
Mateus Ward (Jake Sanders)
James Naughton (President Kincaid)

GUEST CAST:

Kate Burton (Mary Kincaid)
Jeremy Bobb (Quentin Creasy)
Marquis Rodriguez (Kevin)
Lola Cook (Sawyer)
Tyler Elliot Burke (Boyd)
Lauren Kelly (Amelia)
Larry Pine (Burton Delaney)
Kevyn Morrow (Police Captain)
Greg Brostrom (Janitor/Security Guard)
Montego Glover (Lena)
Leo Minaya (Nico)
Harriett Foy (Nurse Delores)
Nicholas Calhoun (Reporter # 1)
Raushanah Simmons (Reporter # 2)
Mark Doherty (Thug Leader)
Josiah Nolan (Thug # 2)
Iris Delgado (TV Reporter)
Harry Sutton Jr. (Reporter # 3)
Kenita Miller (Whimpering Woman)
Sandra Mitchell Bobal (News Anchor)

WRITTEN BY: Jeffrey Nachmanoff

DIRECTED BY: Jeffrey Nachmanoff

RATING: To Be Announced