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Hostages

Season 1
The 1979 Iranian hostage crisis is explored in bold new detail in this docuseries featuring never-before-seen footage and new interviews.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Part One: The Peacock Throne
    September 27, 2022
    60min
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    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.
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  2. S1 E2 - Part Two: Den of Spies
    September 27, 2022
    59min
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    1979. With Iran now under Khomeini’s rule, a 48-hour sit-in at the American embassy in Tehran snowballs into an international crisis.
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  3. S1 E3 - Part Three: The Sand Storm
    September 27, 2022
    1h
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    As pressure mounts to resolve the crisis, the Carter administration launches an ill-fated military rescue mission.
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  4. S1 E4 - Part Four: The Transaction
    September 27, 2022
    60min
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    A year into the siege, the entrenched stalemate in Iran looms over the 1980 presidential election.
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