The Capture (2019)
Seeing is deceiving.
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 3 September 2019 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Created by | Ben Chanan |
| Starring | Holliday Grainger, Ben Miles and Ron Perlman |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 18 episodes |
| Episode length | about 59 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 18 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.6/10 |
Where to watch The Capture
The Capture is streaming on Prime Video ($13.98 a month) in the US. It is also on Peacock ($16.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Prime Video, or $13.98 at list price.
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Where to watch The Capture in 22 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Albania | SkyShowtime about |
| Andorra | SkyShowtime |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | SkyShowtime about |
| Bulgaria | SkyShowtime €6.99 |
| Croatia | SkyShowtime €8.99 |
| Czechia | SkyShowtime 259 Kč |
| Denmark | SkyShowtime 109 kr DKK, Max 129 kr DKK, Drtv free |
| Finland | SkyShowtime €9.99, Max €11.99 |
| Hungary | SkyShowtime 2590 Ft |
| India | Jiohotstar |
| Netherlands | SkyShowtime €9.99, NPO free |
| North Macedonia | SkyShowtime about |
| Norway | SkyShowtime 109 kr NOK, Max 149 kr NOK |
| Poland | SkyShowtime 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | SkyShowtime €8.99, Max €9.99 |
| Romania | SkyShowtime about 37.45 lei |
| Serbia | SkyShowtime about 1058 din |
| Slovakia | SkyShowtime €8.99 |
| Slovenia | SkyShowtime €8.99 |
| Spain | SkyShowtime €8.99 |
| Sweden | SkyShowtime 109 kr SEK, Max 149 kr SEK, SVT Play free |
| United Kingdom | BBC iPlayer free |
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What kind of watch this is
The Capture is a 2019 crime drama where video evidence is the central lie. It asks a simple, terrifying question: if you see it on camera, can you still be wrong? Created by Ben Chanan, the series hinges on that gap between what the lens records and what actually happened. With 18 episodes across 3 seasons, it is an 18-hour commitment to doubting your own eyes.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate it 7.6 out of 10. For a BBC drama, that is a solid score, though box office figures do not apply to television. The real metric was demand. In 2019, The Capture became the most requested new show on BBC iPlayer. Viewers tapped the play button more than 20 million times for series 1, placing it eighth overall for the year. People wanted to watch it, not just hear about it.
What came next for the cast
Holliday Grainger moved from Anna Karenina to Mickey 17, a jump that defies simple categorization. Ben Miles went from The Crown to Andor, trading one royal drama for a different kind of empire. Ron Perlman kept working, adding Nightmare Alley to his already dense resume. These shifts do not prove The Capture changed their trajectories. They just happened next.
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Sources
- The Capture on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q67298293 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Capture (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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