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[08/10/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: MGM+ Releases Official Trailer, Key Art and New Images for "American Hostage" Starring Jon Hamm
Co-created by Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, the eight-episode series debuts Sunday, September 20 with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly episodes through the finale on Sunday, November 1 on MGM+.
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[05/05/26 - 02:01 PM]
MGM+ Releases First Look at "American Hostage" Starring Emmy Award Winner Jon Hamm
The psychological thriller tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman, a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
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[10/17/25 - 11:33 PM]
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[10/10/25 - 11:29 PM]
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[09/26/25 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 22-26
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[09/19/25 - 11:49 PM]
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[09/05/25 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 1-5
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[08/29/25 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 25-29
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[06/27/25 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Week of June 23-27
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[04/23/25 - 09:10 AM]
MGM+ Orders "American Hostage" (wt), Thrilling Anthology Series from Sony Pictures Television, Starring Emmy and Golden Globe Winning Actor Jon Hamm
The psychological thriller is set in the 1970s and tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman (Hamm), a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
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AMERICAN HOSTAGE (MGM PLUS)
Premieres Sunday, September 20
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
9/20/26
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STATUS:
new this fall (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from MGM+'s press release, August 2026) Today, MGM+ released the key art, official trailer and new images for American Hostage, a high-stakes anthology series, starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm. Co-created by Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, the eight-episode series debuts Sunday, September 20 with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly episodes through the finale on Sunday, November 1 on MGM+. From Sony Pictures Television, American Hostage is set for a World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a psychological thriller set in the 1970s that tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman, a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Giovanni Ribisi as Tony Kiritsis
· Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman
· Jonathan Tucker as Cormac McNally
· Kat Cunning as Ibby Hall
· Kristoffer Polaha as Dick Hall
· Mireille Enos as Barbara
· William Jackson Harper as Ben Hairston
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam Arkin as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Connie Tavel as EP
· Eileen Myers as CRTR/EP
· Gabriel Mason as EP
· Marney Hochman as EP
· Sharon Hoffman as EP
· Shawn Christensen as EP
· Shawn Ryan as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· MiddKid Productions
· Sony Pictures Television
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