Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

History

Station:
Netflix (US)

Status:
Ended

Start:
2021-09-01

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This unflinching series documents the 9/11 terrorist attacks, from Al Qaeda's roots in the 1980s to America's forceful response, both at home and abroad.

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S1E1 - The System Was Blinking Red

Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11 attacks, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.


 

Air Date: 01 Sep 2021 07:00 (CDT)

S1E2 - A Place of Danger

Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.


 

Air Date: 01 Sep 2021 07:00 (CDT)

S1E3 - The Dark Side

Learning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."


 

Air Date: 01 Sep 2021 07:00 (CDT)

S1E4 - The Good War

With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.


 

Air Date: 01 Sep 2021 07:00 (CDT)

S1E5 - Graveyard of Empires

After two decades, the US aims to end its longest-ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.


 

Air Date: 01 Sep 2021 07:00 (CDT)