Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Adam Arkin to Direct MGM+ Series 'American Hostage'
Imagine a new TV show based on a real story.
It's called 'American Hostage' and is like a thrilling mystery from the 1970s.
Famous actor Jon Hamm, who also voiced the story in a podcast, will be in the show.
The show is about a radio reporter who gets stuck in a dangerous situation with a person holding someone hostage.
A director named Adam Arkin will help make the show by directing and producing the first few episodes.
The show is being made by MGM+ and Sony Pictures Television and will be filmed in Canada.
Adam Arkin will direct and executive produce the first four episodes of 'American Hostage'.
The series is based on the scripted podcast of the same name.
Jon Hamm will star in the eight-episode series, reprising his role from the podcast.
Production begins this fall in Winnipeg, Canada.
The series is set in the 1970s and is a psychological thriller.
- Who
- Adam Arkin, Jon Hamm, Shawn Ryan, and Eileen Myers are involved.
- What
- Adam Arkin will direct and executive produce the first four episodes of 'American Hostage', a thriller anthology series.
- When
- Production begins this fall.
- Where
- Winnipeg, Canada.
- Why
- To create a psychological thriller series based on a true story from the 1970s.
- Series Title
- American Hostage
- Genre
- Psychological Thriller
- Starring
- Jon Hamm
- Based on
- Scripted Podcast
- Director/EP
- Adam Arkin
- Setting
- 1970s
- Production Location
- Winnipeg, Canada