Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
This unflinching series documents the 9/11 terrorist attacks, from Al Qaeda's roots in the 1980s to America's response, both at home and abroad.
- Metascore74
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
- TV-14
This unflinching series documents the 9/11 terrorist attacks, from Al Qaeda's roots in the 1980s to America's response, both at home and abroad.
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
The System Was Blinking Red
Wed, Sep 1, 2021 60 mins
Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.
Episode 2
A Place Of Danger
Wed, Sep 1, 2021 59 mins
Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.
Episode 3
The Dark Side
Wed, Sep 1, 2021 64 mins
Learning the hijackers benefited from the gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation".
Episode 4
The Good War
Wed, Sep 1, 2021 63 mins
With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.
Episode 5
Graveyard of Empires
Wed, Sep 1, 2021 66 mins
After two decades, the US aims to end its longest ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.
