Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)

History casts a long shadow.

Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

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Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
as Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
as Self (archive footage)
Colin Powell
Colin Powell
as Self (archive footage)
Vincent Green
Vincent Green
as Self - NYC Dep. of Investigation, six blocks from the WTC
Gregg Hansson
Gregg Hansson
as Self - Battalion Chief, FDNY
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
as Self (archive footage)
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
as Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Laura Bush
Laura Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Wills
Marilyn Wills
as Self - Colonel U.S. Army
Gregory Frederick
Gregory Frederick
as Self - Engineer Marriott World Trade Center
Stephen Kern
Stephen Kern
as Self - Port Authority NY North Tower
Bruce Hoffman
Bruce Hoffman
as Self - Sr. Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations
Milton Bearden
Milton Bearden
as Self - Former CIA Officer
Craig Whitlock
Craig Whitlock
as Self - Author of The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of War
Dale Watson
Dale Watson
as Self - Former Exec. Asst. Director, FBI
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
as Self (archive footage)
John McCain
John McCain
as Self (archive footage)
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Gates
Robert Gates
as Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo
as Self (archive footage)
Désirée Bouchat
Désirée Bouchat
as Self - Employed in South Tower Offices, 101st floor
Leokadia Glogowski
Leokadia Glogowski
as Self - NY State Dept. of Transportation, North Tower 82nd Floor
Ali Soufan
Ali Soufan
as Self - Former FBI Special Agent
Ahmed Rashid
Ahmed Rashid
as Self - Autor 'Taliban'
Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
as Self - Rep. U.S. House of Republicans (CA)
Connie Magnus Melendez
Connie Magnus Melendez
as Self - Former Detective Sergeant NYPD
Kevin Gallagher
Kevin Gallagher
as Self - President, Uniformed Firefighters Assn.
Jacqueline Maguire
Jacqueline Maguire
as Self - FBI, Special Agent NY Field Office
Mark Fallon
Mark Fallon
as Self - Former Deputy Commander
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
as Self - Author (Green Zone), Former Washington Post Correspondent
Ryan Crocker
Ryan Crocker
as Self - Former U.S. Ambassadeur to Afghanistan
Garrett M. Graff
Garrett M. Graff
as Self - Author of The Only Plane in the Sky
Nick Rasmussen
Nick Rasmussen
as Self - Director N. Counterterrorism
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Seasons

Season 1

Limited Series

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The system was blinking red

  • 1x2

    A place of danger

  • 1x3

    The dark side

  • 1x4

    The good war

  • 1x5

    Graveyard of empires

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