On November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. What was planned as a 48-hour sit-in to protest American imperialism, ballooned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 444 days. With never-before-seen archival footage and revelatory new interviews with the American hostages and Iranian hostage-takers alike, the series is a gripping chronicle of one of the most dramatic international deadlocks in American history, a deep dive into the geo-political history that led to the crisis, and an exploration of the political fallout that reverberates today.
You can now watch Hostages online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Part One: "The Peacock Throne" | 2022-09-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Part Two: "Den of Spies" | 2022-09-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Part Three: "The Sand Storm" | 2022-09-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Part Four: "The Transaction" | 2022-09-29 | 60 min |
| Production | Lisa Heller | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karim Sadjadpour | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Sara Rodriguez | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Abraham | Executive Producer |
| Production | Saralena Weinfield | Producer |
