Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Season 1
20249 episodes
Episode 1
The Sun Came Up Tremendous
Mar 12, 20241h 19m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
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.
Episode 2
Poisoning the Soil
Mar 12, 20241h 4m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
As communism takes off in Russia and China, Joseph Stalin begins his ruthless reign and the Soviet Union enters an era of terror.
Episode 3
Institutional Insanity
Mar 12, 20241h 7m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
Preparing for war against the Soviet Union, the US starts to test thermonuclear weapons. The CIA forms and interferes with global politics.
Episode 4
The Wall
Mar 12, 20241h 6m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
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.
Episode 5
War Games
Mar 12, 20241h 7m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
With both sides planning for the worst-case scenario, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev find common ground. Tragedy strikes after a nuclear disaster.
Episode 6
Empire Is Untenable
Mar 12, 20241h 7m
TMDB rating 9.7TMDB
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.
Episode 7
The End of History
Mar 12, 20241h 7m
TMDB rating 9.0TMDB
A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.
Episode 8
Moscow Will Not Be Silent
Mar 12, 20241h 4m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
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.
Episode 9
We Are Not Dead Yet
Mar 12, 20241h 12m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
Russia invades Georgia and Ukraine, putting Putin under intense scrutiny. While disinformation thrives, threats of nuclear war persist.