Hostages

In the 1970s, the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the explosion of the Iranian Revolution frays the deep ties between Iran and the US. Strong language/distressing scenes. (1 of 4)

With Iran now under Khomeini's rule, a 48-hour sit-in at the American embassy in Tehran snowballs into an international crisis. Strong language/distressing scenes. (2 of 4)

As pressure mounts to resolve the crisis, the Carter administration launches an ill-fated military rescue mission. Strong language/distressing scenes. (3 of 4)

The series finale finds both Iran and America in an exhausting, entrenched stalemate one year into the siege. (4 of 4)