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MGM+’s psychological thriller American Hostage is going international.
Ahead of nan LA Screenings later this month, supplier Sony Pictures Television (SPT) revealed nan Jon Hamm-starring play bid from Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers will rotation retired connected MGM+’s world footprint, including successful nan UK, Germany, Spain (second window), Italy, Belgium, nan Netherlands and Latin America.
At nan aforesaid time, deals person been struck pinch HBO Max (France, Central and Eastern Europe, Poland), Movistar Plus+ (Spain), Telia Estonia (Estonia), Telia Play (Lithuania), Tet+ (Latvia), Stan (Australia), Sky New Zealand and beIN crossed nan Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye.
While it’s not hugely astonishing that MGM+ is choosing to rotation this 1 retired to different territories, American Hostage is a large play for nan Godfather of Harlem streamer. Based connected nan acclaimed first play of nan scripted podcast of nan aforesaid name, it tells nan harrowing existent communicative of Fred Heckman, a beloved Indianapolis power newsman who is thrust into nan mediate of a life-or-death situation erstwhile hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to beryllium interviewed connected his celebrated power news program.
The bid stars Hamm (Your Friends & Neighbors, Fargo, Mad Men) arsenic Heckman, alongside Emmy Award nominee Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, On nan Verge, Sneaky Pete) arsenic Kiritsis. The formed includes Kristoffer Polaha (Jurassic World: Dominion, Life Unexpected, Mad Men) arsenic Dick Hall, Emmy Award nominee Mireille Enos (For All Mankind, Hanna, The Killing) arsenic Barbara Heckman, and Emmy Award nominee William Jackson Harper (Love Life, The Underground Railroad, The Good Place) arsenic Ben Hairston.
“We are thrilled by nan exceptional level of demand American Hostage has already generated crossed nan world marketplace,” said Jason Spivak, SPT’s Co-President, Distribution & Networks. “At L.A. Screenings, we look guardant to introducing this gripping, character-driven communicative to further platforms and continuing to build connected its beardown momentum worldwide.”
American Hostage is produced by SPT. Executive producers see Ryan, Hamm, Connie Tavel (Your Friends & Neighbors, Grimsburg), Marney Hochman (S.W.A.T., The Night Agent, Timeless), Sharon Hoffman (House of Cards), Academy Award victor Shawn Christensen (American Hostage Podcast Series, Curfew), and Gabriel Mason (American Hostage Podcast Series, Abduction).
SPT will showcase American Hostage as portion of its upcoming L.A. Screenings position connected Sunday May 17.
