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American Hostage

Dramatized thriller

This show was binge-ready, but now it's not. 😢

It may have switched to an "always on" status, or the creator may have stopped using Season Number and/or Episode Number values. Or they're inconsistent with their tagging, have removed episodes, or made other changes—intentional or not—leading to a less-than-binge-ready listener experience.

Or... it could be our fault. We might have listed the show too early, and episodes are still releasing. Regardless, it's currently in a state that disqualifies it from being listed in our directory, as it's no longer binge-ready.

You may find more information and listening links at the show's official website.

American Hostage

Dramatized thriller

Wondery

Criminal Content

Amazon Music

Yikes! Something odd is happening with this show making the episodes inaccessible or the entire show no longer binge-ready.

Here's the last note we made on May 06, 2024, which may nor may not be helpful:

You may find more information at the show's official website.

Show synopsis

This show uses machine-generated voices

Based on a true story, American Hostage stars Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman, a beloved local 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. Kiritsis has tied a shotgun to his banker’s neck in grim fashion, but through Heckman’s radio show he gradually becomes a media sensation and unexpected anti-hero during a nail biting 63-hour standoff.

American Hostage is an 8-episode scripted psychological thriller from Amazon Music & Criminal Content starring Emmy Award-winner Jon Hamm and directed by Academy Award® winner Shawn Christensen.

Creator comments

Submitter notes

Stars Emmy Award-winner Jon Hamm and directed by Academy Award® winner Shawn Christensen.

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Fans say...

Evo Terra: "This is intense. Which you probably got from the name. But I gotta tell you—it's intense. And incredibly well produced. If you like intense shows, you'll love it!"

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