American Hostage Trailer and Key Art Unveiled
Today, MGM+ released the official trailer and key art for American Hostage, a high-stakes anthology series starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm. From Sony Pictures Television, American Hostage is set for a World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Co-created by Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, the eight-episode series debuts Sunday, September 20 with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly episodes through the finale on Sunday, November 1 on MGM+.
Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a 1970s-set psychological thriller that tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman.
Heckman is a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands an interview on his popular radio news program.
American Hostage stars Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman, alongside Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi as Tony Kiritsis, Kristoffer Polaha as Dick Hall, Emmy Award nominees William Jackson Harper as Ben Hairston and Mireille Enos as Barbara Heckman, Jonathan Tucker as FBI Special Agent Cormac McNally, and Kat Cunning as Ibby Hall.
The executive producers include Shawn Ryan, Eileen Myers, Sharon Hoffman, Jon Hamm, Connie Tavel, Marney Hochman, Shawn Christensen, Gabriel Mason, Jen Roskind, Adam Arkin, and Nina Lopez Corrado. Arkin and Lopez Corrado also serve as series directors.
