Hostages (2022)

444 days. Decades in the making.

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.

Hostages

Watch Providers

HBO Max
HBO Max Amazon Channel

Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Part one: the peacock throne

  • 1x2

    Part two: den of spies

  • 1x3

    Part three: the sand storm

  • 1x4

    Part four: the transaction

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