Captured By IS (W/T) (In Production - Broadcast Spring 2026)

Basement films are excited to announce Captured by IS (W/T), a three part series for the BBC coproduced with Story Films which tells the story of British photojournalist John Cantlie who was kidnapped in Syria alongside his American friend James Foley. The pair were on assignment covering the civil war in 2012 when they were taken hostage and handed over to the infamous gang of British jihadis who became known as "The Beatles".