Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Giovanni Ribisi to Star in MGM+ Series 'American Hostage'
The show 'American Hostage' is coming to MGM+ and stars Giovanni Ribisi and Jon Hamm.
It's based on a true story from the 1970s about a radio reporter, Fred Heckman, and a hostage taker named Tony Kiritsis.
Kiritsis took the head of his mortgage company hostage.
Kiritsis wanted to tell his story on the radio with Fred Heckman.
The show is based on a podcast of the same name.
Filming will start soon in Canada.
Giovanni Ribisi will co-star with Jon Hamm in the MGM+ series 'American Hostage'.
The series is based on a scripted podcast of the same name.
The story is about a radio reporter and a hostage situation in the 1970s.
Hamm reprises his role from the podcast.
Filming is scheduled to begin in Winnipeg, Canada.
- Who
- Giovanni Ribisi and Jon Hamm
- What
- Ribisi to co-star with Hamm in the MGM+ series 'American Hostage'.
- When
- Filming is scheduled to begin this fall.
- Where
- Winnipeg, Canada.
- Why
- To bring the true story of a hostage situation to life.
- Show Title
- American Hostage
- Starring
- Giovanni Ribisi, Jon Hamm
- Based On
- Scripted Podcast
- Network
- MGM+
- Setting
- 1970s
- Filming Location
- Winnipeg, Canada
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Television