TV series

The Long Road Home

2017 · 1 season

A tense, emotionally heavy war drama that puts you in the middle of an ambush and the anxious home front.

Tagline: No soldier fights alone.
Overview: Relive a heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ferociously ambushed on April 4, 2004, in Sadr City, Baghdad — a day that came to be known in military annals as “Black Sunday.”
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, family, trauma
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
family
trauma
loyalty
Places: military
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild