Once Upon a Time in Iraq
With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Cast:Andy Serkis
S1.E1 ∙ War
Iraqi civilians recall their initial hopes before the realities of war become clear. That initial hope would be tragically short lived once the realities of occupation with no postwar plan hit the streets of Baghdad.
S1.E2 ∙ Insurgency
The Iraqi insurgency is examined through Lt Colonel Sassaman's descent into the darkest regions of his psyche. Alaa Adel was 12 years old when she suffered life-changing injuries from a roadside bomb.
S1.E3 ∙ Fallujah
The infamous battle of Fallujah is told by eye-witness accounts from journalists, soldiers and civilians.
S1.E4 ∙ Saddam
CIA analyst John Nixon is the first person to interrogate Saddam Hussein after his capture.
