''Caught'' (stylised as ''C*A*U*G*H*T'') is an Australian television hostage comedy series for Stan, released on 28 September 2023. Produced and directed by

Kick Gurry Christopher "Kick" Gurry (b. 1978) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in films such as '' Looking for Alibrandi'' (1999), '' Garage Days'' (2002), '' Speed Racer'' (2008), and '' Edge of Tomorrow'' (2014), and has also starred in ...

, the series follows four Australian soldiers trapped after a secret mission to Behati-Prinsloo they are mistaken for Americans spies with no way home after their government abandons them, the men take it upon themselves to make the ultimate hostage video for the public.

Plot

Four Australian soldiers Rowdy (

Ben O'Toole Ben O'Toole is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Rex Coen in ''Bloody Hell'', his recurring roles in several Australian TV series such as ''Amazing Grace'', as well as for his supporting roles in films such as ''Hacksaw Ridge'' ( ...

), Dylan (

), Albahnis (

Lincoln Younes Lincoln Younes (born 31 January 1992) is an Australian actor. He made his debut in an episode of '' City Homicide'' in 2009, before playing Romeo Kovac in Showcase drama series '' Tangle'' until 2012. He received the ASTRA Award for Most Outst ...

) and Phil Choi (

Alexander England Alexander England is an Australian actor. He is from Albury in New South Wales, where he attended Scots School Albury. Career Alexander England was selected to play Tony Greig, a former captain of the English cricket team known in Australia fo ...

) are trapped during a secret mission to war-torn Behati-Prinsloo when they are captured by the island's Director Bustard (

Fayssal Bazzi Fayssal Bazzi (; born 1982) is an Australian actor. He was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in '' The Merger'' and again in 2020 for ''Measure for Measure''. Early life Bazzi was born in Beirut ...

) and are mistaken for enemy spies. When they realise the government has no interest in saving them they take it upon themselves to create the ultimate hostage video for the public. With the media back home in Australia watching every single video, the boys realise that this may have been the best thing to have happened to them.

Cast

Main / regular

as Rowdy Gaines *

as Dylan Fox *

as Phil Choi *

as Albahnis *

as Director Bustard *

Rebecca Breeds Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her leading roles as Ruby Buckton on the Seven Network soap opera ''Home and Away'' (2008–2012) and Clarice Starling on the CBS crime drama series ...

as Josie Justice * Bella Healthcote as Jemima Justice *

Matthew Fox Matthew Chandler Fox (born July 14, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Charlie Salinger on '' Party of Five'' (1994–2000) and Jack Shephard on the drama series '' Lost'' (2004–2010), the latter of which earned him G ...

as Lieutenant Pete *

Bryan Brown Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include '' Breaker Morant'' (1980), ...

as Warren Whistle *

Erik Thomson Erik Thomson is a Scottish-born New Zealand-Australian actor. He is known for playing Hades in the television series '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', '' Xena Warrior Princess'' and '' Young Hercules'', Dr. Mitch Stevens in '' All Saints' ...

as Colonel Bishop *

Jessica Napier Jessica Napier is a New Zealand-born actress based in Australia. She has appeared in a number of feature films, including '' Love Serenade'', ''Blackrock'', '' Cut'', '' City Loop'', ''Angst'', '' The Illustrated Family Doctor'' and '' Ghost Ri ...

as Tania Towers *

Rob Carlton Rob Carlton (born 4 May 1971) is a Logie Award winning Australian actor and writer. He is best known for writing and starring in the comedy series '' Chandon Pictures''. He also had starring roles in the comedy satire '' The Hollowmen'' and Netfl ...

as Tony Barber

Guests

* Daniel Webber as Jason

Cameos

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. List of awards and nominations received by Sean Penn, His accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Gl ...

as Himself *

Karl Stefanovic Karl Stefanovic ( sr-Cyrl, Карл Стефановић; born 12 August 1974), also spelt Karl Stefanović, is an Australian television presenter and journalist for the Nine Network. Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's br ...

as Himself *

Allison Langdon Allison Langdon is an Australian television presenter, journalist, reporter and author. She is currently the host of '' A Current Affair'' and a presenter and reporter on localised version of current affairs program ''60 Minutes''. Langdon was ...

as Herself *

Susan Sarandon Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to ...

as Alaska Adams *

Silvia Colloca Silvia Colloca (born 23 July 1977) is an Italian-Australian actress, opera singer, cookbook author, and television cookery show personality. She has published six cookbooks. Life and career Colloca was born in Milan to Loredana and Mario Colloc ...

as Princess Depinder *

Travis Fimmel Travis Fimmel (born 15 July 1979) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Ragnar Lothbrok in the History Channel television series ''Vikings'' (2013–2017). He also starred in HBO science fiction series' '' Raised by Wolves'' as M ...

as The Dingo

Production

The series was filmed in different locations around

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

and at Fox Studios.

Episodes

Reception

ITVX in the UK had secured the rights for ''C*A*U*G*H*T'' in 2023 but before it was set to be released in the UK it had been delayed by ITVX. ''C*A*U*G*H*T'' aired from 13 June 2024. The series was pulled from international release In October 2023 due to sensitivities around the

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, as it was due to be shown at MIPCOM. David Knox of

TV Tonight TV Tonight is an Australian-based website which features reviews, news and programming information related to television in Australia as well as OzTAM ratings information. The site was started by television critic David Knox in 2007 after li ...

gave the series 3 out of 5 stars. Stephen Russell of ScreenHub gave the series 2 out of 5 stars, Russell criticized the subplots and the stereotypes that were present.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Stan (streaming service) 2020s Australian television series Australian English-language television shows 2020s comedy television series 2020s Australian comedy television series Stan (service) original programming