American Hostage

6.3 IMDb 7.0 (1K) Sep 2026 1 Season 8 Episodes TV-MA

Returning Series

Crime Drama

Overview

A psychological thriller anthology series focusing on a different hostage case every season.

Created by Shawn Ryan, Eileen Myers

Sony Pictures Television · MiddKid Productions · Criminal Content

🇺🇸 United States · English

Cast

Jon Hamm

Fred Heckman

Giovanni Ribisi

Tony Kiritsis

Mireille Enos

Barbara Heckman

Kristoffer Polaha

Dick Hall

William Jackson Harper

Ben Hairston

Key Crew

Adam Arkin

Director

Nina Lopez-Corrado

Director

Tanya Barfield

Writer

Sharon Hoffman

Writer

Shawn Ryan

Writer

Eileen Myers

Writer

Imogen Browder

Writer

Mike Skerrett

Writer

Adam Arkin

Executive Producer

My Town Indy

WIBC 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.

Sep 20, 2026 41m ★ 7.9

McMahon, Martinis & Madness

Fred has a groundbreaking on-air interview with Tony, only to find himself pulled further and further away from his role as news director.

Sep 20, 2026 50m ★ 7.8

Magic Ticket Sweepstakes

When 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.

Sep 27, 2026 50m ★ 7.5

A Taste of Indianapolis

Fred, in trying to talk Tony through a dark period of despondency, ends up revealing deep personal truths that have repercussions for his marriage.

Oct 4, 2026 51m ★ 7.5

WIBC Mystery Science Theatre

Fred 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.

Oct 11, 2026 ★ 9.3

E6 Upcoming

Moon News and Markets

Fred wrestles with selling the false immunity agreement to Tony over the air, taking the story back to 1972.

Airs Oct 18, 2026

E7 Upcoming

Tomorrow's Here

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.

Airs Oct 25, 2026

E8 Upcoming

Break the Bank

Fred must do everything he can to keep Tony alive when they're thrust into the spotlight.

Airs Nov 1, 2026

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