Bombshell

Name: Bombshell
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-01-06
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ann Curry, William L. Laurence, Leslie Groves, John Hersey

They created the bomb. Then created its story.

Bombshell (2026)

Timing: 1:22 (82 min)

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Release date

2026-01-06

Country

United States

Production

WGBH, American Experience Films

Genre

Documentary, History

Budget

Box office

Website

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bombshell/

Director

Ben Loeterman

Actors

Ann Curry, William L. Laurence, Leslie Groves, John Hersey
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Scenario

Ben Loeterman

Producer

Ben Loeterman, Gaia De Simoni, Cameo George

Camera operator

Stephen McCarthy

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Artist

Audition

Editing

Matt Shelley-Reade, Peter Rhodes
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Short description

Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.S. government manipulated the narrative about the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through propaganda, censorship and the co-opting of the press, the government presented a benevolent picture of atomic power, minimizing the horrific human toll. Bombshell sheds light on the efforts of a group of intrepid reporters to let the world know the truth.