Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Season

2021

7.9

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.

Clips & Trailers

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Episode List

S1 • E1

The System Was Blinking Red

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

S1 • E2

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.

S1 • E3

The Dark Side

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

S1 • E4

The Good War

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

S1 • E5

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.

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Cast

James LaPorta

Self