{"id":98830,"date":"2025-04-23T19:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=98830"},"modified":"2025-04-23T19:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:58:49","slug":"mgm-orders-american-hostage-wt-thrilling-anthology-series-from-sony-pictures-television-starring-emmy-and-golden-globe-winning-actor-jon-hamm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/23\/mgm-orders-american-hostage-wt-thrilling-anthology-series-from-sony-pictures-television-starring-emmy-and-golden-globe-winning-actor-jon-hamm\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Orders &#8220;American Hostage&#8221; (wt), Thrilling Anthology Series from Sony Pictures Television, Starring Emmy and Golden Globe Winning Actor Jon Hamm"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_98831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98831\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/john-hamm-top-gun.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/john-hamm-top-gun.webp 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/john-hamm-top-gun-300x180.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Hamm in Top Gun Maverick (2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today, premium linear channel and streaming service MGM+ announced it has ordered the original thrilling anthology series <em><strong>American Hostage<\/strong><\/em> (working title) from co-creator and executive producer Shawn Ryan (<em>The Night Agent, S.W.A.T.<\/em>) and co-creator and executive producer Eileen Myers (<em>Big Love, Mad Dogs<\/em>). The 8-episode gripping series produced by Sony Pictures Television will star Primetime Emmy\u00ae and Golden Globe\u00ae award-winning actor Jon Hamm in the role of Fred Heckman and will start production in Winnipeg, Canada, this Fall. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a psychological thriller set in the 1970s that 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 demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4199949448\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jon Hamm is best known for his portrayal of Don Draper in AMC&#8217;s acclaimed drama series<em> Mad Men<\/em>. Recently, Hamm starred in Paramount&#8217;s record-breaking series Landman, the FOX animated series <em>Grimsburg<\/em> (which he also executive produces), and the fifth season of FX&#8217;s <em>Fargo<\/em>, for which he received Emmy\u00ae, Golden Globe\u00ae, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. His notable film work includes <em>Top Gun Maverick, Confess, Fletch <\/em>(which he also executive produced), and <em>Mean Girls<\/em>. On television, Hamm stars in Apple TV+&#8217;s series <em>Your Friends and Neighbors<\/em> alongside Olivia Munn and Amanda Peet, and has also appeared in Apple TV+&#8217;s <em>The Morning Show<\/em>, earning an Emmy\u00ae nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Amazon Prime Video&#8217;s<em> Good Omens<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to starring, Hamm will also serve as an executive producer on the series alongside Ryan, Myers, Connie Tavel, Sharon Hoffman, and Ryan&#8217;s MiddKid Productions partner, Marney Hochman. Shawn Christensen (<em>Criminal Content<\/em>) and Gabriel Mason (<em>Criminal Content<\/em>) also serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The combination of prolific producers Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, a singular talent like Jon Hamm, and our partners at Sony Pictures Television is a match made in MGM+ heaven,&#8221; said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. &#8220;This is a fascinating story about real people engaged in a real-time life-or-death struggle to keep a desperate hostage situation from spinning out of control, and I can&#8217;t think of a more gifted actor on whom to center the story than Jon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We couldn&#8217;t be more grateful to be making this show with our valued partners &#8211; MGM+, Shawn Ryan, Eileen Myers, and Jon Hamm,&#8221; said Katherine Pope, President, Sony Pictures Television Studios. &#8220;An exploration of quiet heroism, American Hostage shines a light on our culture, revealing truths that still strongly resonate.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-4232519717\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hamm is repped by CAA, Forward Entertainment, and Sloane, Offer, Weber &amp; Dern.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan is repped by CAA, the Shuman Co., and Gendler &amp; Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>Myers is repped by UTA, 3 Arts, and Jackoway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, premium linear channel and streaming service MGM+ announced it has ordered the original thrilling anthology series American Hostage (working title) from co-creator and executive producer Shawn Ryan (The Night Agent, S.W.A.T.) and co-creator and executive producer Eileen Myers (Big Love, Mad Dogs). 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