Hostages (2022 TV series)

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

Hostages
Genre	Docuseries
Directed by	Joshua Bennett Maro Chermayeff Jeff Dupre Abbas Motlagh Sam Pollard
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Production companies	HBO Documentary Films Show of Force
Original release
Network	HBO Max
Release	28 September 2022 (2022-09-28)

Synopsis

The four-part series explores events of the 1979 Iranian revolution and the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis, examining other dimensions of the crisis, like the U.S. role in the Middle East politics during the 70's, and its impact on 1980 U.S. presidential elections, as well as the aftermath of the Iranian revolution.^[1][2][3]

Some footage used in the series were never seen before.^[4]

Cast

The series consists of footage 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]