Upcoming documentary series Vietnam: The War That Changed America tells the story of the conflict through those who survived it on both sides, according to the trailer Apple TV+ dropped for it Wednesday. Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke narrates the six-part series. Featuring rare archival footage and moving reunions of service members, it’s set to premiere January 31.
Vietnam: The War That Changed America documentary series premieres January 31 on Apple TV+
Narrator Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Boyhood) provides a suitably respectful and somber voiceover in the trailer. Documentary series Vietnam: The War That Changed America commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War.
The series offers “a deeply human look at the lives of those who lived through one of the most divisive conflicts in American history,” Apple TV+ said. It added that the conflict profoundly changed the United States.
“Vietnam: The War That Changed America weaves together powerful first-person testimony, never-before-seen archival footage and emotional reunions between veterans — some of whom haven’t seen each other in nearly half a century — to bring them healing, remembrance and reconciliation,” the streamer noted. “Filmmakers pulled from over 1,100 hours of archival footage to take viewers behind the headlines and into the lives of soldiers, civilians on all sides of the conflict, anti-war protesters and survivors, providing a raw portrait of a nation torn apart by war.”
Authentic voices of those who were there
Apple TV+ further described what to expect:
Some of the featured voices include: Bill Broyles, a celebrated Hollywood screenwriter and Lieutenant in the war who reunites with a member of his platoon after 50 years; Hilary Brown, ABC News’ first female foreign correspondent who covered the fall of Saigon firsthand; Melvin Pender, the Olympic gold-medal winning runner who competed in 1968 between tours in Vietnam; soldiers from the Viet Cong who fought in the Tet Offensive, including the first Viet Cong woman in her district to shoot down an enemy aircraft; a veteran who thought his life was over, forced to parachute into the Ho Chi Minh trail, who reunites with the man who rescued him; and Vietnamese civilians who witnessed and fled from the war.
Watch the trailer for documentary series Vietnam: The War That Changed America
Following its first collaboration with Apple TV+ on John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial last year, the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning team at 72 Films produced Vietnam: The War That Changed America. Rob Coldstream directs and Caroline Marsden (9/11: One Day in America) produces, along with with executive producers David Glover and Mark Raphael (Crime and Punishment).
Watch documentaries on Apple TV+
Vietnam: The War That Changed America joins other documentaries on Apple TV+ on January 31. is available by subscription for $9.99 with a seven-day free trial. You can also get it via any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle. Customers who buy a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.
After launching in November 2019, “Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 471 wins and 2,090 award nominations and counting,” the service said.
Source: Apple TV+
