EXCLUSIVE: After exploring the Cold War and 9/11, Netflix is turning its attention to the Vietnam War.
The streamer has ordered a five-part series on the war, coming out on the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.
It marks the latest series in the streamer’s Turning Point franchise, which has previously featured Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War and Turning Point: 9/11 and the War On Terror.
Turning Point: The Vietnam War comes from director Brian Knappenberger and his Luminant Media banner. Knappenberger directed and produced both previous iterations in the franchise.
The series explores the conflict and its lasting impact on America’s global identity and on the lives of countless people. It highlights a war that was more than just a military failure; it was a political and cultural reckoning that reshaped America, exposed deep divisions at home, and shattered trust in the government.
Knappenberger has secured “unprecedented” access to CBS News archives, “rare” Vietnamese footage, and declassified government records for the series.
It will launch on April 30, which is 50 years to the day that North Vietnam captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, after the spring offensive, which led to the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the evacuation of thousands of U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese civilians, effectively marking the end of the war.
Knappenberger will exec produce alongside Sarah Huisenga with Clare Tucker and Sabrina Parke as co-exec producers.
