American Hostage - complete series

Dramatized thriller

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Wondery

Criminal Content

Amazon Music

https://wondery.com/shows/american-hostage

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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.

Shortened description:

A local radio reporter 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. Through the radio show he gradually becomes a media sensation and unexpected anti-hero during a nail biting 63-hour standoff.

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Current details as we know them:

Series complete as of
Apr 19, 2022
Season
1
finale released
Apr 19, 2022
Limited series released
to
on
Apr 19, 2022
Season
1
cliffhanger finale released
Apr 19, 2022
New season starts on
1
season,
seasons,
8
episodes
8
current episodes
8
episodes
8
current episodes
1
season,
seasons,
8
episodes currently available
Listening time:
3h 30m
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