Hostages

E1 • 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.

57m • 2022

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.

E2 • Part Two: Den Of Spies

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

57m • 2022

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

E3 • Part Three: The Sand Storm

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

58m • 2022

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

E4 • Part Four: The Transaction

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

57m • 2022

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