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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