Wormwood
In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama
Cast:Peter Sarsgaard , Molly Parker , Christian Camargo , Scott Shepherd , Eric Olson , Tim Blake Nelson , Bob Balaban , Jack Michael Doke , Jimmi Simpson , Michael Chernus , Callie La Personerie , Adina Verson , Chance Kelly , Jack O'Connell , Hilary Gardner , John Doman , Kelli Barrett , Andy Murray
S1.E1 ∙ Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed
In 1953, an Army scientist named Frank Olson jumped or fell out of a hotel room window in NYC. 22 years later, Rockefeller Commission report points a finger at the secret CIA experiments with LSD.
S1.E2 ∙ Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake
Post Rockefeller Commission revelations, the US government tries to placate the family. In New York, Dr. Frank Olson is deemed a security risk by his bosses and taken to see a psychiatrist.
S1.E3 ∙ Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold
One trip to New York morphs into two when Frank suffers a setback on the way home. Decades later, an apprehensive Eric checks into room 1018A.
S1.E4 ∙ Chapter 4: Opening the Lid
A hotel worker overhears a curious phone call the night of Frank's death. In 1994, a forensics expert exhumes the body to find compelling new clues.
S1.E5 ∙ Chapter 5: Honorable Men
Frank's growing concerns about Cold War activities raise alarm bells at the CIA. A frustrated Eric launches a last-ditch bid for closure.
S1.E6 ∙ Chapter 6: Remember Me
Thanks to Seymour Hersh, Eric finally learns the truth - but at a maddening cost. In room 1018A, Frank faces off with two mysterious men.
