TV series

Cold War

1998–1999 · 1 season

A sober, densely informative history lesson that conveys the tension and stakes of a global standoff through archival footage and testimony.

Overview: A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Politics, power, war, conspiracy
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
war
conspiracy
freedom
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: war & politics, documentary
Created by: Tessa Coombs
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, George Blake, Joe Bulik, Melvin Goodman, Oleg Gordievsky, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Ngô Đình Diệm, Wojciech Jaruzelski
Length: 1 seasons, 24 episodes, 46 min each
Network: CNN
Country: United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English, Russian, German, Polish, Italian, Pushto, Czech, Greek, Korean, Mandarin