Jon Hamm’s New True Crime Series Officially Defeats Titus Welliver’s ‘Bosch’ Replacement
Jon Hamm’s new limited crime series, *American Hostage*, has overtaken *The Westies* as MGM+’s most-watched domestic title, according to FlixPatrol. Its rapid success matters because it has displaced a series led by Titus Welliver and arrives amid strong demand for crime dramas across streaming platforms.
Based on the 1977 Tony Kiritsis hostage crisis, the series follows a 63-hour standoff after Kiritsis takes mortgage executive Dick Hall hostage and demands a live radio interview. Three episodes have aired, and the show has a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score, compared with 78% for *The Westies*; Hamm plays radio reporter Fred Heckman, alongside Giovanni Ribisi, Mireille Enos and Welliver.
- *American Hostage* is now MGM+’s most-watched domestic series.
- It dramatises a real 1977 hostage crisis.
- Critics rate it higher than *The Westies*.