Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm has formally signed on for the main position in MGM+‘s upcoming psychological thriller anthology collection titled, American Hostage. The brand new present can be primarily based on the true story of a hostage-taking scenario which happened in 1977.
Hamm’s latest TV present comes after the latest Apple television+ debut of the darkish comedy collection Your Mates & Neighbors, which can drop its fourth episode this Friday, April 25. Previous to its launch, the present already acquired an early Season 2 renewal. The Mad Males alum is presently atttached to star within the journey dramedy film Wilder & Me, and the Pixar film Hoppers.
What’s American Hostage about?
“The collection follows Hamm as an Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman, who’s thrust into the center of a life-or-death disaster when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis calls for to be interviewed on his in style radio information program,” reads the logline.
American Hostage may even be primarily based on the acclaimed podcast of the identical title, which hails from Prison Content material and director Shawn Christensen. Hamm additionally stars as Fred Heckman within the podcast. The upcoming undertaking is created and government produced by The Evening Agent’s Shawn Ryan and Masters of Intercourse’s Eileen Myers.
“The mixture of prolific producers Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers, a singular expertise like Jon Hamm, and our companions at Sony Footage Tv, is a match made in MGM+ heaven,” MGM+ boss Michael Wright mentioned in an announcement. “This can be a fascinating story about actual folks engaged in a real-time life-or-death battle to maintain a determined hostage scenario from spinning uncontrolled, and I can’t consider a extra gifted actor on whom to middle the story than Jon.”
(Supply: TVLine)