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The American Hostage writers discuss the research and real stories behind the show.
October 30, 2026
Research into the wiretaps reveal a lot of denials and no consequences.
November 1, 2026

As we dug deeper into the illegal wiretap, we were surprised to learn that the tapes of Tony’s recorded conversations

The first in a series of writers' room blogs on the research and stories behind the creation of the American hostage television show.
September 20, 2026
Creating a television show based on a real-life event is always a tightrope walk between reality and fiction. Our goal
September 20, 2026

Early in the writer’s room, we discovered a law article written by F. Thomas Schornhorst (one of the prosecutors in

Our Episode 103 blog kicks off with some startling revelations about Tony's past and an alleged kidnapping.
September 27, 2026
As we continued with our research, we discovered a fascinating Oct 12, 1977 Indianapolis Star article. According to the article,
October 4, 2026

On the second day of the hostage crisis, Fred Heckman joined the FBI on the scene at Crestwood to help

As we looked deeper into Meridian Mortgage, we found that Millard L. Hall (ML) was convicted of conspiracy to evade

Our Episode 105 blog finds out that Dick Hall never wanted to give a loan to Tony.
October 18, 2026

When we began researching Tony’s relationship with Meridian Mortgage, we learned that the decision to give Tony a loan was

Today's blog dives into the illegal wiretapping of Tony Kiritsis' apartment by the police.
October 26, 2026

On the second day of the hostage crisis, recordings of Tony’s phone calls were ordered by the Indiana State Police

A brief history of a show about history
October 3, 2026

Ten years ago this week on October 3rd, 2016 Timeless premiered on NBC. It was a Monday night (right after