Hostages
GenreDocuseries
Directed by
  • Joshua Bennett
  • Maro Chermayeff
  • Jeff Dupre
  • Abbas Motlagh
  • Sam Pollard
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO Max
Release28 September 2022 (2022-09-28)

Hostages is a HBO documentary series directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, Abbas Motlagh and Sam Pollard which was debuted 28 September 2022 on HBO Max.[1]

The four-part series explores events of the 1979 Iranian revolution before and after the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis and the crisis itself, and examines other dimensions of the crisis like its impact on 1980 U.S. presidential elections as well as the path of the Iranian revolution.[1][2][3]

Some footages used in the series are never seen before.[4]

Cast

The series consists of footages from Iranian revolutionaries, hostage-takers and other Islamic Republic officials, as well as interviews with involved people like Mohsen Sazegara, Abolhassan Banisadr, Masoumeh Ebtekar, and some of the hostages including Michael J. Metrinko, John W. Limbert, and Victor L. Tomseth.[2][3][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "HBO Original Documentary Series HOSTAGES Debuts September 28". Pressroom. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  2. 1 2 Fienberg, Daniel (2022-09-28). "'Hostages' Review: HBO's Substantive and Timely Dive Into the Iran Hostage Crisis". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  3. 1 2 Lowry, Brian (2022-09-27). "'Hostages' covers the Iran Hostage Crisis from all angles, including then to now". CNN. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  4. ↑ "What to watch on Wednesday: 'Hostages' premieres on HBO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  5. ↑ Serba, John (September 29, 2022). "'Hostages' HBO Max Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Decider. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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