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MGM+ Reveals Jon Hamm-Led True-Crime Thriller Series 'American Hostage'
MGM+ is launching a high-stakes psychological thriller titled American Hostage, an anthology series starring and executive-produced by Jon Hamm. Premiering in September 2026, the eight-episode debut season dramatizes a bizarre 1977 hostage crisis in Indianapolis where a disgruntled man held a mortgage executive at gunpoint. The narrative centers on Fred Heckman, a radio journalist who becomes an involuntary negotiator when the captor demands a live broadcast to air his grievances. Based on a successful scripted podcast, the show explores the heavy ethical burdens placed on media figures…
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