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Hostages – Season 1, Episode 1 The Peacock Throne

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Details how America and Iran went from deeply enmeshed Allies to global adversaries; as the American-backed Shah flees his country's revolution against the repression of his regime, the religious cleric Ayatollah Khomeini rises to power and an Islamic theocracy is put in place; the U.S. embassy, a symbol of American imperialism and political interference to many, falls under grave threat.

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Massoumeh Ebtekar

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John Limbert

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Maro Chermayeff

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Sam Pollard

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Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh

Director

Nancy Abraham

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Hostages — Season 1, Episode 1

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Synopsis Details how America and Iran went from deeply enmeshed Allies to global adversaries; as the American-backed Shah flees his country's revolution against the repression of his regime, the religious cleric Ayatollah Khomeini rises to power and an Islamic theocracy is put in place; the U.S. embassy, a symbol of American imperialism and political interference to many, falls under grave threat.
Director
Maro Chermayeff, Sam Pollard, Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh
Executive Producer
Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 28, 2022