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Hostages (2022– )
TV-MA
TV Series | 60 min | Documentary, History

Hostages (2022– )

TV-MA

TV Series | 60 min | Documentary, History

November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 444 days.

Seasons

1 See all

Directors

Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh | Maro Chermayeff | Sam Pollard | Joshua Bennett | Jeff Dupre

Producers

Joshua Bennett | Maro Chermayeff | Jeff Dupre | Gelareh Kiazand & 2 more

Composer

Adam Peters

Cinematographers

Alijalali69 | Wolfgang Held | Ali Jalali | Xavier Liberman | Pierre Rios

Editors

R.A. Fedde | E. Donna Shepherd | Ed Barteski | David Osit

Production Designer

Matthew Betmaleck

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 28, 2022

Release date (First episode)

Sep 28, 2022 (United States)

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
38 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
John Limbert Self Self See fewer	4	Embassy (2019)
Parvaneh Limbert Self Self See fewer	4	Hostages (2022)
Michael Metrinko Self Self See fewer	4	Desert One (2019)
Ibrahim Asgharzadeh Self Self See fewer	4	Embassy (2019)
Mansour Farhang Self Self See fewer	4	Enemies (2021)
Jonathan Alter Self Self See fewer	4	Alpha House (2013)
Gary Sick Self Self See fewer	4	Embassy (2019)
Al Golacinski Self Self See fewer	3	Argo: Eyewitness Account (2013)
Lesley Stahl Self Self See fewer	3	Eagle Eye (2008)
Kathryn Koob Self Self See fewer	3	As It Happened: America Held Hostage - 444 Days to Freedom (1998)
John Ghazvinian Self Self See fewer	3	Hostages (2022)
Paul Lewis Self Self See fewer	3	Hostages (2022)
Mohsen Sazegara Self Self See fewer	3	The Legacy of Nonviolent Movements in Iran (2011)
Chris Matthews Self Self See fewer	3	Hostages (2022)
Victor L. Tomseth Self Self See fewer	3	Embassy (2019)
Massoumeh Ebtekar Self Self See fewer	3	My America (I) (2011)
Eleaine Sciolino Self Self See fewer	3	The Century (1999)
Robert Armao Self Self See fewer	3	The Century (1999)
Scheherezade Faramarzi Self Self See fewer	3	Hostages (2022)
Ahmad Salamatian Self Self See fewer	3	Son of the Revolution (2020)
Reza Degathi Self Self See fewer	2	Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' (1990)
Terence Smith Self Self See fewer	2	CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
Sally Quinn Self Self See fewer	2	Born Yesterday (1993)
Richard Davis Self Self See fewer	2	Hostages (2022)
Mohammad Naeemipour Self Self See fewer	2	Hostages (2022)
Robert Gates Self Self See fewer	2	Hostages (2022)
Mahnaz Afkhami Self Self See fewer	2	Women of Iran (2024)
Robert Jervis Self Self See fewer	2	Hostages (2022)
Malcolm Byrne Self Self See fewer	2	The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
Abolhassan Bani Sadr Self Self See fewer	1	Le journal de 20 heures (1956)
Mohsen Mirdamadi Self Self See fewer	1	The Century (1999)
Narges Bajoghli Self Self See fewer	1	The Skin That Burns (2012)
Bill Branigin Self Self See fewer	1	Hostages (2022)
Jerry Rafshoon Self Self See fewer	1	Hostages (2022)
Mohammed Bedjaoui Self Self See fewer	1	France-Algérie: une histoire de famille (2018)
Arístides Royo Self Self See fewer	1	El último soldado (2010)
Abbas Abdi Self Self See fewer	1	Reputations (1994)
Bruce Laingen Self Self See fewer	1	Iran and the West (2009)