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The 1979 Iranian hostage crisis is explored in bold new detail in this docuseries featuring never-before-seen footage and new interviews.

Documentary · 2022 · 1 hr

EPISODE 1

Part One: The Peacock Throne

In the 1970s, the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the explosion of the Iranian Revolution frays the deep ties between Iran and the U.S.

57 min · Sep 28, 2022
EPISODE 2

Part Two: Den of Spies

1979. With Iran now under Khomeini's rule, a 48-hour sit-in at the American embassy in Tehran snowballs into an international crisis.

56 min · Sep 28, 2022
EPISODE 3

Part Three: The Sand Storm

As pressure mounts to resolve the crisis, the Carter administration launches an ill-fated military rescue mission.

57 min · Sep 29, 2022
EPISODE 4

Part Four: The Transaction

A year into the siege, the entrenched stalemate in Iran looms over the 1980 presidential election.

57 min · Sep 29, 2022

Nancy Abraham

Producer
Lisa Heller

Producer
Sara Rodriguez

Producer