On November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the US embassy in Tehran, taking 60 Americans hostage. What was planned as a 48-hour sit-in to protest US imperialism turned into an international crisis and a 24/7 media event that would last 444 days. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and revealing new interviews with both the US hostages and Iranian hostage-takers, the series is a poignant chronicle of one of the most dramatic international standoffs in US history, a deep dive into the geopolitical history that led to the crisis. , and an exploration of the political ramifications that reverberate today.