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WILD CARDS
Air Date: Monday, March 30, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on The CW
Episode Title: (#308) "The Hostage Always Rings Twice"
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Monday, March 30, 2026

8:00PM-9:00PM

WILD CARDS - SEASON 3

The Hostage Always Rings Twice

Max (Vanessa Morgan) finds herself playing hostage negotiator when a kidnapped woman calls 911 using a makeshift phone, unraveling a complex web involving an affair, gambling, and a race against time at a NASCAR event. Giacomo Gianniotti also stars. Tamara Taylor guest stars as Vivienne. NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier guest stars as himself. The episode is written by Marcus Robinson and directed by James Genn.

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WILD CARDS (CW)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/17/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (10 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 3 & 4 (of 10 episodes each) ordered by CBC on 5/1/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from The CW's web site, January 2026) A crime-solving procedural with a comedic twist that follows the unlikely duo of a by-the-book, sardonic cop and a spirited, clever con woman.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Giacomo Gianniotti as Cole Ellis
· Jason Priestley as George
· Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alexandra Zarowny as EP
· Charles Cooper as PROD
· James Genn as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· James Thorpe as EP
· Lloyd Segan as EP
· Michael Konyves as CRTR/EP
· Morwyn Brebner as EP
· Noelle Carbone as EP
· Shawn Piller as EP
· Virginia Rankin as PROD
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Blink49 Studios
· Front Street Pictures
· Piller-Segan Productions