CIA Declassified

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The Real ArgoE1 · 45 min

U.S. diplomats in Iran pose as a Canadian film crew to escape the 1979 hostage crisis.

The Real Zero Dark ThirtyE2 · 45 min

An insight into the CIA's decade-long hunt for the most wanted man on the planet - Osama bin Laden - who was eventually located in 2011.

The Hunt for Che GuevaraE3 · 45 min

Documentary recalling the hunt for Che Guevara. In 1967, the CIA recruited Felix Rodríguez, one of its former agents, to train and head a team to track down the Marxist guerilla, who was intent on overthrowing the Bolivian government. Following Guevara's capture, Rodríguez interrogated him, but was unable to prevent an order to execute the man who had earlier been a major force in the Cuban revolution.

Castro and the Cold CreamE4 · 45 min

The story of an assassination attempt on Cuban communist revolutionary Fidel Castro, when the US security agency tried to turn his 19-year-old lover Marita Lorenz into a killer by placing poisoned face cream in his home.

Killing Mad Dog GaddafiE5 · 30 min

The story of Khalifa Haftar, who tried to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi and his Libyan regime in the 1980s.

The Hunt for the BombersE6 · 45 min

The hunt for the members of al-Qaeda responsible for the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, in which 17 sailors died.

The Deadly Phantom CoupE7 · 45 min

Exploring the CIA's staged invasion of Guatemala in 1954, looking at how he country was tricked into believing a real threat was imminent.

The Beirut BombE8 · 45 min

Documentary investigating the fate of a Lebanese cleric who CIA director William Casey mistakenly thought was the head of militant group Hezbollah, and in 1985 allegedly ordered his killing.

Fortress of WarE9 · 45 min

How the CIA quashed a Taliban uprising in Afghanistan by teaming up with soldiers on the ground, despite being outnumbered.

Operation Celestial BalanceE10 · 45 min

Undercover agents bribe warlords to track down suspected al-Qaeda fighters after the US embassy bombing in Nairobi in 1998. Last in the series.

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The Real Zero Dark Thirty

An insight into the CIA's decade-long hunt for the most wanted man on the planet - Osama bin Laden - who was eventually located in 2011.

Continue the story

Episodes

Now playing
The Real ArgoE1 · 45 min

U.S. diplomats in Iran pose as a Canadian film crew to escape the 1979 hostage crisis.

The Real Zero Dark ThirtyE2 · 45 min

An insight into the CIA's decade-long hunt for the most wanted man on the planet - Osama bin Laden - who was eventually located in 2011.

The Hunt for Che GuevaraE3 · 45 min

Documentary recalling the hunt for Che Guevara. In 1967, the CIA recruited Felix Rodríguez, one of its former agents, to train and head a team to track down the Marxist guerilla, who was intent on overthrowing the Bolivian government. Following Guevara's capture, Rodríguez interrogated him, but was unable to prevent an order to execute the man who had earlier been a major force in the Cuban revolution.

Castro and the Cold CreamE4 · 45 min

The story of an assassination attempt on Cuban communist revolutionary Fidel Castro, when the US security agency tried to turn his 19-year-old lover Marita Lorenz into a killer by placing poisoned face cream in his home.

Killing Mad Dog GaddafiE5 · 30 min

The story of Khalifa Haftar, who tried to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi and his Libyan regime in the 1980s.

The Hunt for the BombersE6 · 45 min

The hunt for the members of al-Qaeda responsible for the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, in which 17 sailors died.

The Deadly Phantom CoupE7 · 45 min

Exploring the CIA's staged invasion of Guatemala in 1954, looking at how he country was tricked into believing a real threat was imminent.

The Beirut BombE8 · 45 min

Documentary investigating the fate of a Lebanese cleric who CIA director William Casey mistakenly thought was the head of militant group Hezbollah, and in 1985 allegedly ordered his killing.

Fortress of WarE9 · 45 min

How the CIA quashed a Taliban uprising in Afghanistan by teaming up with soldiers on the ground, despite being outnumbered.

Operation Celestial BalanceE10 · 45 min

Undercover agents bribe warlords to track down suspected al-Qaeda fighters after the US embassy bombing in Nairobi in 1998. Last in the series.