American Hostage

American Hostage is a scripted psychological thriller podcast starring Jon Hamm, Joseph Perrino, Carla Gugino, and Dylan Baker.^[1] It was produced by Criminal Content and released on February 22, 2022 by Amazon Music and Wondery.^[2][3] On March 8, 2022, it debuted at #7 on Apple Podcasts United States.^[4][5]

Background

It is a dramatization of the true incident of Tony Kiritsis, who took his mortgage broker hostage in 1977.^[6] The crisis took place over three days.^[7]

References

1. Duggins, Alexi; Richardson, Hollie; Verdier, Hannah; Aroesti, Rachel (24 March 2022). "Best podcasts of the week: Can Jon Hamm keep his cool under pressure?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
2. "Jon Hamm Stars in True-Crime Thriller 'American Hostage' Podcast Series". Variety. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
3. "'American Hostage': True-Crime Podcast Starring Jon Hamm, Carla Gugino, Joe Perrino and Dylan Baker Launches on Amazon Music". Collider. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
4. "US Podcasts Top Entries - Wednesday, 9th March 2022". www.itunescharts.net. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
5. "The 35 Best True Crime Podcasts". Esquire. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
6. "The Tony Kiritsis Saga". Indianapolis Monthly. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
7. "Indiana Gunman Promised Immunity If Hostage Freed". The New York Times. 10 February 1977. Retrieved 2023-01-29.