MGM+ reveals first look at American Hostage
May 6, 2026
By Nik Roseveare
MGM+ has its forthcoming psychological thriller series American Hostage starring Jon Hamm.
The high-stakes series from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will premiere on the MGM+ streaming service internationally in the UK, Germany, Spain (second window), Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Latin America on a date TBC. The series is co-created and executive produced by Emmy Award nominee Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers.
Based on the celebrated first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is set in the 1970s and 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 programme.
“The combination of prolific producers Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, a singular talent like Jon Hamm, and our partners at Sony Pictures Television, is a match made in MGM+ heaven,” commented Michael Wright, global head of MGM+. “This is a fascinating story about real people engaged in a real-time life-or-death struggle to keep a desperate hostage situation from spinning out of control, and we’re thrilled to bring it to audiences around the world.”
The cast also includes Giovanni Ribisi, Mireille Enos, Kristoffer Polaha, William Jackson Harper, Jonathan Tucker and Kat Cunning
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