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American Hostage

American Hostage

—Fred Heckman, a beloved local radio reporter, is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
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  • Fred wrestles with selling the false immunity agreement to Tony over the air, taking the story back to 1972.

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Season 16 of 8 Episodes

  • WIBC News Director Fred Heckman gets the story of his career when a hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed live on air; Fred must decide whether to air the explosive interview.
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  • Fred has a groundbreaking on-air interview with Tony, only to find himself pulled further and further away from his role as news director.

  • When a report from WIBC sends Tony into a deadly spiral, Fred is forced to embrace the role of hostage negotiator to prolong Dick's life.

  • Fred, in trying to talk Tony through a dark period of despondency, ends up revealing deep personal truths that have repercussions for his marriage.

  • Fred is pushed to the brink as he waits to see whether Tony will accept the DA's immunity offer; a moment of connection between him and FBI Special Agent McNally shifts into a tense game of cat and mouse, and Fred must face a moral reckoning.

  • Fred wrestles with selling the false immunity agreement to Tony over the air, taking the story back to 1972.

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8 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Moon News and Markets
    WIBC Mystery Science Theater
    Tomorrow Is Here
    My Town Indy
    McMahon, Martinis & Madness
    Magic Ticket Sweepstakes
    A Taste of Indianapolis
    Break the Bank
  • Moon News and Markets

    Fred wrestles with selling the false immunity agreement to Tony over the air, taking the story back to 1972.
    Upcoming
  • WIBC Mystery Science Theater

    Fred is pushed to the brink as he waits to see whether Tony will accept the DA's immunity offer; a moment of connection between him and FBI Special Agent McNally shifts into a tense game of cat and mouse, and Fred must face a moral reckoning.
    Upcoming
  • Tomorrow Is Here

    Having sold the lie of immunity on-air and successfully convinced Tony to sign the agreement, Fred now finds himself shut out of law enforcement's plans to bring this crisis to an end today, one way or another.
    Upcoming
  • My Town Indy

    WIBC News Director Fred Heckman gets the story of his career when a hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed live on air; Fred must decide whether to air the explosive interview.
    Upcoming
  • McMahon, Martinis & Madness

    Fred has a groundbreaking on-air interview with Tony, only to find himself pulled further and further away from his role as news director.
    Upcoming
  • Magic Ticket Sweepstakes

    When a report from WIBC sends Tony into a deadly spiral, Fred is forced to embrace the role of hostage negotiator to prolong Dick's life.
    Upcoming
American Hostage

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Fred Heckman, a beloved local radio reporter, is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.

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Jon Hamm, Giovanni Ribisi, Kristoffer Polaha, William Harper, Mireille Enos

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  • WIBC News Director Fred Heckman gets the story of his career when a hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed live on air; Fred must decide whether to air the explosive interview.
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