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How It Really Happened

Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.

2017 7.2/10 community score 8 seasons · 85 episodes Returning Series
  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Documentary

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First aired
Seasons
8
Episodes
85
Status
Returning Series

Latest aired episode

S8 E10

Iran Hostages: The Dangerous Journey Home

Aired 42 min

When Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, they took the Embassy staff hostage and held them for 444 days. Only a handful managed to escape, but they were trapped in Iran until the CIA came up with a daring plan to bring them home. This top-secret mission was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film Argo. In this episode, several former hostages detail their time in captivity, and three of the Tehran Six escapees tell of their daring rescue.

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Season guide

Most recent seasons first

8 season entries

  • Season 8

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 7

    8 episodes

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  • Season 6

    9 episodes

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  • Season 5

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 4

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 3

    10 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 2

    11 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 1

    17 episodes

    First episode aired

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