American Hostage

DramaCrime

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

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Production

Sony Pictures Television, MiddKid Productions, Criminal Content

Language

EN

Status

Planned

Networks

MGM+

Created By

Shawn Ryan, Eileen Myers

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

E2

Episode 2

E3

Episode 3

E4

Episode 4

Cast

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Fred Heckman

Mireille Enos

Mireille Enos

Barbara Heckman

William Jackson Harper

William Jackson Harper

Ben Hairston

Kristoffer Polaha

Kristoffer Polaha

Dick Hall

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