Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

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Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.

Episodes

S1:E1

The System Was Blinking Red

01/09/2021

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

60 min
S1:E2

A Place of Danger

01/09/2021

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

59 min
S1:E3

The Dark Side

01/09/2021

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

64 min
S1:E4

The Good War

01/09/2021

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

63 min
S1:E5

Graveyard of Empires

01/09/2021

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

67 min