Miniserie
6 episodes · Nov 5, 2019
The story of this fantastic period of history between 1945 and 1991, which was defined by the confrontation of two worlds and two systems. The capitalist West, dominated by the ever-powerful United States, is pitted against the Communist East, the Soviet Empire.
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S1E1The Big Rift (1945-1946)
Nov 5, 201952mIn the summer of 1945, the world celebrated as the atrocities of WWII were left behind. But with new global leaders rising up, a new war was beginning.
S1E2The Escalation of Fear (1947-1949)
Nov 5, 201952m1947 and the world is at the mercy of its leaders with Truman, Ho Chi Minh, Staling and Mao Zedong each preparing to go to battle for the ultimate power.
S1E3The World Trembles (1950-1952)
Nov 5, 201952mSeptember 1950, and the war against Communism was being fought across Asia. While a beaten Truman considers the bomb, Stalin increases his influence.
S1E4The Conquest (1953-1955)
Nov 12, 201952mMarch 1953: Stalin is dead, and in Asia the heated conflicts are ending. But with foreign troops leaving the region, Ho Chi Minh formulates a new plan.
S1E5The Wall (1956-1962)
Nov 12, 201952mAfter denouncing Stalin's crimes in 1956, Khrushchev confounded the worlds with his behaviour. But he wasn't nearly as soft as he portrayed himself.
S1E6The Abyss (1963-1991)
Nov 12, 201952mThough global leaders came and went, the Cold War continued through the atrocities of the Vietnam War to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall.