Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on TerrorLimited SeriesSeason 1 · 2021 · 5 episodesEpisodes1The System Was Blinking RedInterviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11 attacks, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.2A Place of DangerSurvivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.3The Dark SideLearning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."4The Good WarWith no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.5Graveyard of EmpiresAfter two decades, the US aims to end its longest-ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.
