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.
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🏆 Top Episodes
#2
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.
#3
S1E4
The Good War
With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.
- 4. S1E5 "Graveyard of Empires"
- 5. S1E3 "The Dark Side"
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#5
S1E3
The Dark Side
Learning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."
- 4. S1E5 "Graveyard of Empires"
- 3. S1E4 "The Good War"
- 2. S1E2 "A Place Of Danger"
- 1. S1E1 "The System Was Blinking Red"
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Top Standout: S1E1 The System Was Blinking Red
Best Hidden Gem: S1E4 The Good War
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