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Why Jon Hamm Says ‘American Hostage’ Feels “Very Relevant” to “Current Political Climate”
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Jon Hamm stars in American Hostage, a series about a local news broadcaster caught in a hostage situation.
Hamm believes the show's themes resonate with the current political climate.
- Coverage on "Why Jon Hamm Says ‘American Hostage’ Feels “Very Relevant” to “Current Political Climate”" is currently concentrated in center-aligned outlets with primary documentation.
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- American Hostage is based on a 1977 true crime story
- The show involves a hostage situation with a disgruntled borrower and a mortgage broker
- Hamm thinks the show's themes are relevant to today's politics
- The story was previously chronicled on a narrative podcast of the same name starring Hamm
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- The show's release and reception
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The show's themes and relevance to current politics
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- 1h agoThe Reporter (BZ): “ I think that there's some thematic devices that resonate in the culture politically now,” the 'Mad Men' actor explains.
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