MGM+ released the official trailer and new images for American Hostage, a high-stakes anthology series, starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm. Co-created by Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, the eight-episode series debuts Sunday, September 20, 2026 with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly episodes through the finale on Sunday, November 1 on MGM+. From Sony Pictures Television, American Hostage is set for a World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Watch the brand new trailer in the player below:
Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a psychological thriller set in the 1970s that 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 program.
American Hostage stars Hamm as Fred Heckman, alongside Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi as Tony Kiritsis. Additional cast includes 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.
Executive produced by Shawn Ryan, Eileen Myers, Sharon Hoffman, Jon Hamm, Connie Tavel, Marney Hochman, Shawn Christensen, Gabriel Mason, Jen Roskind, and Adam Arkin and Nina Lopez Corrado, who also serve as series directors.
