American Hostage
2026– · MGM+ · 48 min · 1 season
S01E07 · Tomorrow Is Here
Mon, 26 Oct, 3:00 am
Having sold the lie of immunity on-air and successfully convinced Tony to sign the agreement, Fred now finds himself shut out of law enforcement's plans to bring this crisis to an end today, one way or another.
S01E06 · Moon News and Markets
Mon, 19 Oct, 3:00 am
Fred wrestles with selling the false immunity agreement to Tony over the air, taking the story back to 1972.
About
The first 8-episode installment of this anthology series is set in the 1970s. 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.
Episodes
- E01
My Town Indy
Mon, 21 Sept· 41 minWIBC News Director Fred Heckman gets the story of his career when a hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed live on air. Fred must decide whether to air the explosive interview.
- E02
McMahon, Martinis & Madness
Mon, 21 Sept· 50 minFred has a groundbreaking on-air interview with Tony, only to find himself pulled further and further away from his role as news director.
- E03
Magic Ticket Sweepstakes
Mon, 28 Sept· 50 minWhen a report from WIBC sends Tony into a deadly spiral, Fred is forced to embrace the role of hostage negotiator to prolong Dick's life.
- E04
A Taste of Indianapolis
Mon, 5 Oct· 51 minFred, in trying to talk Tony through a dark period of despondency, ends up revealing deep personal truths that have repercussions for his marriage.
- E05
WIBC Mystery Science Theater
Mon, 12 Oct· 48 minFred is pushed to the brink as he waits to see whether Tony will accept the DA's immunity offer; a moment of connection between him and FBI Special Agent McNally shifts into a tense game of cat and mouse, and Fred must face a moral reckoning.
- E06
Moon News and Markets
Mon, 19 Oct· 47 minFred wrestles with selling the false immunity agreement to Tony over the air, taking the story back to 1972.
- E07
Tomorrow Is Here
Mon, 26 Oct, 3:00 amHaving sold the lie of immunity on-air and successfully convinced Tony to sign the agreement, Fred now finds himself shut out of law enforcement's plans to bring this crisis to an end today, one way or another.
- E08
Break the Bank
Mon, 2 Nov, 4:00 amFred must do everything he can to keep Tony alive when they're thrust into the spotlight.
Cast
Jon Hamm
Fred Heckman
Mireille Enos
Barbara Heckman
Giovanni Ribisi
Tony Kiritsis
Kristoffer Polaha
Richard "Dick" Hall
William Jackson Harper
Ben Hairston
Kat Cunning
Ibby Hall
Jonathan Tucker
Cormac McNally