Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

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Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Turning Point 9-11 Poster.jpeg
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Genre Docu-series
Directed by Brian Knappenberger
ComposerJohn Dragonetti
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Producers
  • Jennifer Jo Janisch
  • Sabrina Parke
  • Erikka Yancy
CinematographyAxel Baumann
Jay Visit
Editors
  • Brian Anton
  • Aaron Crozier
  • Christy Denes
  • Sean Jarrett
  • Greg O'Toole
Running time60-67 minutes
Production companyLuminant Media
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror is a 2021 American five-part docuseries created for Netflix and directed by Brian Knappenberger. [1] [2] It was produced by Luminant Media. [3] The series documents the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 in New York City's Lower Manhattan, as well as the events that took place both in Afghanistan and the United States, which led to the attacks. [4] [5] It was released on September 1, 2021. [6] [7]

Contents

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
11"The System Was Blinking Red"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) [8]
22"A Place of Danger"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)
33"The Dark Side"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)
44"The Good War"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)
55"Graveyard of Empires"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)

Reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating 83% of based on reviews from 6 critics. [9] On Metacritic it has a score of 74 out of 100 based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [10]

James M. Lindsay and Anna Shortridge place this on a list of seven documentaries recommendations on 9/11 for the Council on Foreign Relations. [11] Azad Essa criticised the docuseries in the Middle East Eye for its "orientalist" view of Muslims. [12]

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