Surviving Black Hawk Down
2025 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 52 min · ★ 7.5
Through firsthand interviews and archival material, this miniseries revisits the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu from multiple perspectives, including those caught on both sides of the fighting. As a mission spirals into chaos after several helicopters are shot down, the story focuses on survival, confusion, and the lasting human cost of urban warfare.
Also known as The Battle of Mogadishu
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Streaming on Netflix.
3 hours to watch · 3 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-02-10
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (50 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, interview-driven look at a real battle and its moral complexity, similar in spirit to World War II: From the Frontlines; Not for you if you need deep political context or prefer lighter viewing.
Pros: gripping firsthand interviews; intense, immersive recounting; multiple perspectives included | Cons: limited historical context; reenactments can distract; emotionally exhausting at times
Themes
- somalia
- us army
- miniseries
- combat
- helicopter crash
Episodes1 season · 3 episodes
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