Home > Wormwood > Miniseries « TV Series Page Wormwood: Miniseries (2017) Want to see Episode List Miniseries Wormwood Critics Consensus Wormwood's real-life mystery unfolds in hypothetical tendrils guided by Errol Morris' singular vision and style that will keep viewers engaged despite the four-hour run time. 90% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 52 65% Audience Score User Ratings: 692 See score details Other TV Shows Mindhunter Dark Alias Grace Peaky Blinders Narcos Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed Air date: Dec 15, 2017 In the series premiere, Army scientist Frank Olson falls to his death from a hotel window in 1953. Later, in 1975, his demise is tied to a little known experiment. More 2 Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake Air date: Dec 15, 2017 Media attention accompanies the government's efforts to soothe the family. Also: Frank sees an unconventional doctor in New York. More 3 Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold Air date: Dec 15, 2017 Frank must return to New York after experiencing a setback on his way home. Also: Eric is leery of checking in to Room 1018A. More 4 Chapter 4: Opening the Lid Air date: Dec 15, 2017 On the night of Frank's death, a hotel employee overhears a mysterious phone call. Later, in 1994, new clues are revealed upon a forensic expert's exhumation of the body. More 5 Chapter 5: Honorable Men Air date: Dec 15, 2017 Frank's increasing Cold War concerns set off alarms at the CIA. Also: Eric struggles to find closure. More 6 Chapter 6: Remember Me Air date: Dec 15, 2017 In the season finale, Frank confronts two men in Room 1018A; and Eric owes a debt to Seymour Hersh for finally getting the true story. More Wormwood: Miniseries Videos 1:13 Wormwood: Season 1 Teaser 2:33 Wormwood: Season 1 Trailer View All Videos (2) Wormwood: Miniseries Photos View All Photos (11) Tv Season Info Combining a virtuosic performance by Peter Sarsgaard with Morris' legendary interview style, Wormwood examines this case from every possible angle, bringing the viewer face-to-face with some of the United States' darkest secrets. Genre: Documentary Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Dec 15, 2017 Cast Peter Sarsgaard as Frank Olson Molly Parker as Alice Olson Christian Camargo as Dr. Robert Lashbrook Scott Shepherd as Dr. Robert Lashbrook Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Robert Lashbrook Jimmi Simpson as CIA Agent Bob Balaban as Dr. Harold A. Abramson Michael Chernus as Mal Show More Cast News & Interviews for Wormwood: Miniseries 2017 Fall TV Premiere Dates View All Wormwood: Miniseries News Episodes 1 Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed Air date: Dec 15, 2017 In the series premiere, Army scientist Frank Olson falls to his death from a hotel window in 1953. Later, in 1975, his demise is tied to a little known experiment. More 2 Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake Air date: Dec 15, 2017 Media attention accompanies the government's efforts to soothe the family. Also: Frank sees an unconventional doctor in New York. More 3 Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold Air date: Dec 15, 2017 Frank must return to New York after experiencing a setback on his way home. Also: Eric is leery of checking in to Room 1018A. More 4 Chapter 4: Opening the Lid Air date: Dec 15, 2017 On the night of Frank's death, a hotel employee overhears a mysterious phone call. Later, in 1994, new clues are revealed upon a forensic expert's exhumation of the body. More 5 Chapter 5: Honorable Men Air date: Dec 15, 2017 Frank's increasing Cold War concerns set off alarms at the CIA. Also: Eric struggles to find closure. More 6 Chapter 6: Remember Me Air date: Dec 15, 2017 In the season finale, Frank confronts two men in Room 1018A; and Eric owes a debt to Seymour Hersh for finally getting the true story. More Critic Reviews for Wormwood Miniseries All Critics (52) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (5) It's a true-crime documentary with a terminal case of Netflix bloat; an investigation into a heavily reported subject that ultimately yields no new information. Dec 18, 2017 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic Top Critic A fascinating piece of filmmaking that challenges the form in new ways as it recalls themes its director has been interested in his entire career. Dec 15, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic A hybrid blend of documentary and Cold War thriller that makes The B-Side, Morris's loving portrait of radical photographer Elsa Dorfman earlier this year, look almost straightforward. Dec 14, 2017 | Full Review… Ella Taylor NPR Top Critic But then Morris also includes recurring fictionalized sequences - not the generic reenactments we tend to find in average cable documentaries, but artful scripted pieces featuring well-known actors, led by Peter Sarsgaard as Frank Olson. Dec 13, 2017 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic Their testimonies unfolds alongside a series of dramatic reenactments that may or may not illustrate the precise nature of the events being described. The result is a documentary-fiction combination like nothing seen before. Dec 13, 2017 | Full Review… Eric Kohn indieWire Top Critic Wormwood is not only a fascinating and frightening look into covert homeland operations that took place during America's Red Scare, it's also a moving portrait of a son who never really knew his father. Jan 15, 2019 | Full Review… Catherine Pearson Little White Lies Top Critic Expansive in its scope, engrossing, structurally daring and thoroughly watchable, Wormwood is a true masterpiece in the age of rampant misinformation and distrust. Jul 16, 2020 | Full Review… Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy A proposal that is undoubtedly one of the most original in 2017. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 2, 2019 | Full Review… Alberto Carlos Espinof What Errol Morris has done with Wormwood is create a documentary that weaves between fact and fiction, attempting to piece together the best obtainable version of the truth knowing full well there may be nothing but lies and deception. Oct 30, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Sean Mulvihill FanboyNation.com There's a fascinating hour and a half documentary or a tight mystery thriller in here ... Yet, in its current state, it's bloated, uneven, and plodding. Oct 29, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Christopher James AwardsCircuit.com For over four hours Wormwood works as a series of layers being lifted, revealing more disturbing layers as the story unfolds. Aug 24, 2018 | Full Review… Alci Rengifo Riot Material Morris pushes his signature-style to further break open and break up the uncertainty and opacity of a jigsaw-puzzle past. Jul 6, 2018 | Full Review… Brian Gibson Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) View All Critic Reviews (52) Audience Reviews for Wormwood: Miniseries Apr 14, 2020 Disappointed reading the reviews... nicely shot but way too slow moving... don't need a re-enactment for every single thing that happened after just having the narration of the same thing twice. Far too many pointless scenes Zane T Mar 31, 2020 This was excellent. Well worth watching. Devin G Sep 11, 2019 As someone who has done more than their fair share of personal digging & research into the CIA's & US government's highly unethical projects during the 50's-70's of the Cold War Era, I find it extremely important that the American public is given a specific example of said criminal behavior on witting US citizens...thankfully, Errol Morris is up to the task, and this Netflix mini-series focusing on HOW and WHY a Company Man — a Biochemist no less(!) — was thrown to his death from the window of a New York City hotel room within days of raising moral objections to the CIA's reckless & inhumane "PROJECT MK-ULTRA." Daniel P Aug 26, 2019 Overrated and overly drawn out. The "twists" are not surprising and what you think happened, is in fact what happened. Never have CIA conspiracies been this dull and predictable. Kristin L Aug 16, 2019 This would have been a much more fun thing to watch if it had all been done in one episode. It really goes over a lot of same information over and over again. The constant reference to Hamlet were , for me , a little tedious. The acting was actually pretty good , and it was photographed well. It's (a little) sad , but understandable that poor Eric Olson has become obsessed. I love a good conspiracy as much as the next , but , I think it's still quite possible that Frank Olson actually did commit suicide. Edward G Feb 20, 2019 Totally engrossing ...thoroughly conceived in plotting and writing, casting, acting, photgraphing - the works! Tommi W Dec 29, 2018 An incredible look into the depths of depravity, conspiracy and cover-up that US government sinks to avoid accepting responsibility for a crime they are heinously involved in. As they said in the documentary, with all the circumstantial evidence they gave gathered, it would be enough to convict a person for murder... but because there isn't one single person to blame here (which makes it even worse because there's a huge group of people collectively involved, from 1953 into the 2000's) therefore no one is to blame. It's shocking and sickening knowing this could happen to anyone, even some like Frank Olson who served in the military. I really feel for Frank's son as his whole life has been consumed by this tragedy. Morris once again stuns viewers with his detailed and fact based exposition. Riff J Jul 02, 2018 w o r m w o o d -- just like the title says. Could have really been good if it went no more than 4 episodes and that's generous. DeepSea D May 26, 2018 Interesting story but just too slow. could have been done in three episodes. Hal D Mar 16, 2018 This is a documentary that should have been halved with more historical background added and the repetitive, conjecture-based re-enactments omitted. It is a fascinating subject that was turned into an agonizing journey akin to driving across a flatland state. I can only surmise that the professional critics are giving Morris' deference based on past work; and that they watched the CliffsNotes version. Olson expects what no one gets when they lose a loved one to murder -- the neat package with all the answers -- and that point is belabored endlessly. Whether CIA or individual murderer, to get those answers are rare. He has been given far more answers, attention and publicity than most. The mechanics of the situation may serve as a technical distraction to dealing with the loss. I do not lack empathy, but six hours of wheel spinning is a lot to ask of a viewer. This is about history and loss; but unfortunately, neither subject is explored indepth. Ultimately, it takes Morris five more episodes to catch up with the viewer, who has likely figured out most of the possibilities in the first installment. Carol M See all Audience reviews News & Features 200 Erotic Movies Coming attractions for you 2020's Most Anticipated Movies What and when to watch Video Game Movies Ranked 43 ranked worst to best Best Netflix Series and Shows What to watch right now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES Best Horror Movies of 2020 Ranked – Rotten Tomatoes Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 20 Movies To Watch If You Loved Inception – Rotten Tomatoes All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Quibi Shows to Stream Now – Rotten Tomatoes The 64 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 – Rotten Tomatoes Sundance 2020 Movie Scorecard – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers