Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Season 1

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.

Where to Watch Season 1

5 Episodes

  • War
    E1
    WarIraqi 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.
  • Insurgency
    E2
    InsurgencyThe 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.
  • Fallujah
    E3
    FallujahThe infamous battle of Fallujah is told by eye-witness accounts from journalists, soldiers and civilians.
  • Saddam
    E4
    SaddamCIA analyst John Nixon is the first person to interrogate Saddam.
  • Legacy
    E5
    LegacyThe emergence of ISIS concludes the brutal legacy of the Iraq War.

Cast of Season 1

  • Ashley GilbertsonSelf
  • Andy SerkisNarrator
  • George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
  • Tony BlairSelf (archive footage)
  • Saddam HusseinSelf (archive footage)
  • Dexter FilkinsSelf
  • John NixonSelf

 

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