American Hostage, MGM+s upcoming thriller anthology series starring Jon Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi, is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, as part of the fest’s Primetime Program.
Co-created and executive produced by Shawn Ryan (The Night Agent, S.W.A.T.) and Eileen Myers (Big Love, Mad Dogs), from Sony Pictures Television. the series is based on the first season of the scripted podcast of the same name. Set in the 1970’s, the psychological thriller tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman (Hamm), a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or- death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis (Ribisi) demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
Kristoffer Polaha, William Jackson Harper, Mireille Enos, Jonathan Tucker, and Kat Cunning also star.
The series is executive produced by Ryan, Myers, Hamm, Connie Tavel, Marney Hochman, Sharon Hoffman, Shawn Christensen, Gabriel Mason, and Adam Arkin and Nina Lopez Corrado, who serve as series directors. American Hostage is produced by Sony Pictures Television.
American Hostage premieres exclusively on MGM+ in the U.S. and Crave in Canada this fall.
The 51st Toronto Film Festival runs from September 10 to September 20, 2026.
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