Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.
- 2024-2024
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Documentary
- TV-14
With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
The Sun Came Up Tremendous
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 79 mins
During World War Il, the US begins to work on a top-secret project that results in the atomic bombings on Japan - and a global conflict lasting decades.
Episode 2
Poisoning the Soil
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 64 mins
As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.
Episode 3
Institutional Insanity
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 67 mins
Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.
Episode 4
The Wall
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 66 mins
The US and Soviet Union get caught in a nuclear arms race. A wall divides Berlin. John F. Kennedy looks for a peaceful solution after a crisis in Cuba.
Episode 5
War Games
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 67 mins
With both sides planning for the worst-case scenario, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev find common ground. Tragedy strikes after a nuclear disaster.
Episode 6
Empire Is Untenable
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 67 mins
The USSR's grasp on Eastern Europe weakens as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Communist Party mounts a coup against a prominent Soviet Union leader.
Episode 7
The End of History
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 67 mins
A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.
Episode 8
Moscow Will Not Be Silent
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 64 mins
Russia struggles to find a national identity as Vladimir Putin comes to power. With the Cold War in the rearview, a war on terror begins.
Episode 9
We Are Not Dead Yet
Tue, Mar 12, 2024 72 mins
Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.
