Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Miniseries – Wormwood

Play trailer Poster for Miniseries – Wormwood Dec 2017 Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
90% Tomatometer 52 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris examines the 1953 death of scientist and CIA employee Frank Olson in this docudrama. Olson fell from the window of his New York City hotel room and the death was originally ruled a suicide, but a 1975 report tied his death to a top-secret experiment. The series follows Olson's son, Eric, on his decades-long quest to identify the mysterious circumstances surrounding his father's death and figure out exactly what happened. As part of the search for information, Eric checks into the hotel room in which his father was staying on that fateful day and a forensics expert exhumes Frank's body to find new clues.
Watch on Netflix Stream Now

Where to Watch

Wormwood — Miniseries

Wormwood — Miniseries

What to Know

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.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Catherine Drake Little White Lies 01/15/2019
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. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine 03/08/2018
Wormwood is instantly recognizable as quintessentially Errol Morris, with its in-depth interviews and dramatized sequences echoing The Thin Blue. But it also takes him into uncharted new territory, not least in terms of length and complexity. Go to Full Review Julia Raeside Guardian 01/11/2018
As subjects go, Eric is a gift: sincere, articulate, thoughtful and with just enough of a sense of drama to inject the necessary theatre into proceedings. Go to Full Review Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy 07/17/2020
Expansive in its scope, engrossing, structurally daring and thoroughly watchable, Wormwood is a true masterpiece in the age of rampant misinformation and distrust. Go to Full Review Alberto Carlos Espinof 08/02/2019
A proposal that is undoubtedly one of the most original in 2017. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sean Mulvihill FanboyNation.com 10/30/2018
5/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Gareth v @geewah 06/24/2023 Would of been better as a feature length rather than a docu-series. Interesting enough. See more patrick q @SocratesAU 04/25/2022 Dull. People saying the same things repeatedly. An insult to the audience. Enough content for an episode of 60 Minutes, nothing more. See more sofia g 03/03/2022 I was disappointed because of all the glorious reviews. The story itself is mind-blowing, but I found the story telling incredibly tedious. The reenactment my of every quiet moment, where people stand and a drink for ages, or look out of a window, yadayadayada - I had to fast forward. See more 02/08/2022 Genuinely very interesting, but the series is far too dragged out and laborious. This could have been handled better in just two or three episodes. See more 03/29/2021 This was an interesting story but they added in too much dramatic speculation and drug it out way too long! See more 03/11/2021 Loved. Rare to see such thoughtful, patient, intelligent documentary film work these days. It's not a style for everyone, but it's also well done and will stand the test of time. See more Read all reviews
Wormwood — Miniseries

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Errol Morris

Creator

Peter Sarsgaard

Frank Olson

Molly Parker

Actor

Christian Camargo

Actor

Scott Shepherd

Actor

Tim Blake Nelson

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 15, 2017 Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window; in 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 15, 2017 Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake Amid a wave of media attention, the government races to placate the family; in New York, Frank visits a doctor known for his unconventional methods. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 15, 2017 Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold One trip to New York morphs into two when Frank suffers a setback on the way home; decades later, an apprehensive Eric checks into room 1018A. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 15, 2017 Chapter 4: Opening the Lid A hotel worker overhears a curious phone call the night of Frank's dearth; in 1994, a forensics expert exhumes the body to find compelling new clues. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 15, 2017 Chapter 5: Honorable Men Frank's growing concerns about Cold War activities raise alarm bells at the CIA; frustrated Eric launches a last-ditch bid for closure. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 15, 2017 Chapter 6: Remember Me Thanks to Seymour Hersh, Eric finally learns the truth -- but it comes at a maddening cost; in room 1018A, Frank faces off with two mysterious men. Details

More Like This

View All
The Many Faces of Ito % % The Many Faces of Ito Watchlist Locke & Key 68% 56% Locke & Key Watchlist TRAILER for Locke & Key Glamorous 44% 65% Glamorous Watchlist Northern Rescue % 90% Northern Rescue Watchlist Thai Cave Rescue 63% 88% Thai Cave Rescue Watchlist TRAILER for Thai Cave Rescue Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Wormwood — Miniseries

Wormwood Wormwood Wormwood Wormwood Photo Credit: Mark Schafer/Netflix Photo Credit: Nicole Rivelli/Netflix View more photos

Season Info

Director
Errol Morris
Creator
Errol Morris
Screenwriter
Kieran Fitzgerald, Steven Hathaway, Molly Rokosz
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 15, 2017
More Top TV Picks Netflix