Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

Synopsis

With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.

First Air Date: 2024-03-12

Last Air Date: 2024-03-12

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 9

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage)
Condoleezza Rice as Self
Hillary Clinton as Self (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev as Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Self
Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Sun Came Up Tremendous (2024-03-12)

During World War II, the US begins to work on a top-secret project that results in the atomic bombings on Japan — and a global conflict lasting decades.
Ep. 2: Poisoning the Soil (2024-03-12)

As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.
Ep. 3: Institutional Insanity (2024-03-12)

Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.
Ep. 4: The Wall (2024-03-12)

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.
Ep. 5: War Games (2024-03-12)

With both sides planning for the worst-case scenario, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev find common ground. Tragedy strikes after a nuclear disaster.
Ep. 6: Empire Is Untenable (2024-03-12)

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.
Ep. 7: The End of History (2024-03-12)

A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.
Ep. 8: Moscow Will Not Be Silent (2024-03-12)

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.
Ep. 9: We Are Not Dead Yet (2024-03-12)

Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.