American Hostage
American Hostage
American Hostage is a crime thriller anthology series created by Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers for MGM+. Based on the podcast, it follows Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman after hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis forces an on-air interview; each installment examines a separate, high-profile hostage case and its legal and media ramifications.
StatusActive
First airedSep 20, 2026
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Daily Attention Score rankings for American Hostage
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Public engagement with American Hostage on September 21, 2026
Top Cast
By Attention Score on September 21, 2026
1
Jon Hamm
Fred Heckman
7.3
2
Giovanni Ribisi
Tony Kiritsis
3.8
3
Mireille Enos
Barbara Heckman
2.6
4
William Jackson Harper
Ben Hairston
1.4
5
Kristoffer Polaha
Dick Hall
0.9