Turning Point: The Vietnam War
2025 American documentary series
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Turning Point: The Vietnam War is a 2025 American five-part docuseries created for Netflix, directed by Brian Knappenberger,[1][2] and produced by Luminant Media.[3] It documents the start, progress, and end of the Vietnam War, and its impact on those involved.[4] The series was released on April 30, 2025, marking the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.[1][2][4]
| Turning Point: The Vietnam War | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Docu-series |
| Directed by | Brian Knappenberger |
| Composer | John Dragonetti |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Jay Visit |
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| Running time | 72-84 minutes |
| Production company | Luminant Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | April 30, 2025 |
The series includes interviews with journalists Peter Arnett, Dan Rather, and Peter Osnos, war veterans C. Jack Ellis and Scott Camil, and singer Graham Nash, amongst others.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "America Goes To War" | April 30, 2025[2] |
| 2 | 2 | "Civil War" | April 30, 2025 |
| 3 | 3 | "Life Is Cheap" | April 30, 2025 |
| 4 | 4 | "Why Are We Even Here?" | April 30, 2025 |
| 5 | 5 | "The End of the Road" | April 30, 2025 |
Reception
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 100%, based on reviews from five critics.[5] On Metacritic, it has a score of 75 out of 100 based on reviews from four critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Bob Strauss, writing for San Francisco Chronicle, notes that though the series is packed with facts, it still delivers the message and "gets the job done".[7] In addition, Melanie McFarland notes in our review for Salon.com that the "brutally candid" interviews with the persons involved in the war "take center stage".[8] In his Stream it or Skip it review for Decider, Joel Keller commends the series as Stream it.[9]