Hostages Season 1

Hostages: Season 1

4 EPISODES | TV-MA

The 1979 Iranian hostage crisis is explored in bold new detail in this docuseries featuring never-before-seen footage and new interviews.

Part One: The Peacock Throne

1.Part One: The Peacock Throne

In the 1970s, the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the explosion of the Iranian Revolution frays the deep ties between Iran and the U.S.

Part Two: Den of Spies

2.Part Two: Den of Spies

1979. With Iran now under Khomeini's rule, a 48-hour sit-in at the American embassy in Tehran snowballs into an international crisis.

Part Three: The Sand Storm

3.Part Three: The Sand Storm

As pressure mounts to resolve the crisis, the Carter administration launches an ill-fated military rescue mission.

Part Four: The Transaction

4.Part Four: The Transaction

A year into the siege, the entrenched stalemate in Iran looms over the 1980 presidential election.

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