AMERICAN HOSTAGE (MGM PLUS)
Premieres in Fall 2026 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
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STATUS: new this fall (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT: not on the schedule |
CURRENT SEASON: 1 (8 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION: (from MGM+'s press release, May 2026) Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a psychological thriller set in the 1970's 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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