{"id":7365,"date":"2017-02-28T12:11:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/video-ransoms-luke-roberts-frank-spotnitz\/"},"modified":"2017-02-28T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:13:40","slug":"video-ransoms-luke-roberts-frank-spotnitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/video-ransoms-luke-roberts-frank-spotnitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Ransom\u2019s Luke Roberts &#038; Frank Spotnitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: <em>TV Drama<\/em>\u2019s Anna Carugati caught up with <em>Ransom<\/em>&#8216;s Frank Spotnitz, co-creator and exec producer, and star Luke Roberts to discuss the suspenseful series and how it draws on real experiences and source materials.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\r\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"5339894179001\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\r\n                    loop autoplay\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Inspired by the real-life cases of international crisis negotiator Laurent Combalbert, the prime-time thriller <em>Ransom<\/em> is being rolled out globally by Entertainment One. 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