Battle of Mogadishu Doc Series ‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
January 16, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I was sure my family were dead.” Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Surviving Black Hawk Down, a 3-episode docu series that will be streaming on Netflix starting in February. The doc is a “360-degree telling of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, whose events served as inspiration for Ridley Scott’s Academy Award winning film Black Hawk Down.” It has been 24 years since Black Hawk Down opened in theaters (back in 2001) and yet somehow now is apparently the right time to revisit it. I mean, it is a great action movie, but this all seems strange. Surviving Black Hawk Down tells the gripping real story of the horror and heroism behind the events – blending raw, immersive doc storytelling with first-person interviews from both sides of The Battle of Mogadishu. Makers RSA add “[we] are thrilled to bring this compelling story to a new audience with Netflix, almost 25 years after Ridley’s iconic movie. It’s a gripping tale, and powerful and moving to hear from both US forces and Somalis for the first time.” I’m glad they’re sharing stories of both sides now.
Official trailer (+ poster) for Jack MacInnes’ doc series Surviving Black Hawk Down, from YouTube:
In extraordinary detail, US soldiers and Somali fighters recall the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu and the now-famous downing of three Black Hawk helicopters. Surviving Black Hawk Down tells the gripping real story of the horror and heroism behind the events that inspired Ridley Scott’s blockbuster movie Black Hawk Down. This documentary blends raw, immersive storytelling with first-person interviews from participants in both sides of The Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia. Surviving Black Hawk Down is a three-part doc series directed by producer / doc filmmaker Jack MacInnes, a director on many other doc series including on Exodus: Our Journey to Europe, Generation Gifted, Two Sisters One Body, Our Cops in the North, and Leaving Afghanistan previously. Produced by Jamal Osman and Emma Supple. Made by RSA. Executive produced by Dominic Crossley-Holland and Tom Pearson. Netflix will release the Surviving Black Hawk Down doc series streaming on Netflix worldwide starting February 10th, 2025. Anyone interested?
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Article by:Source – Alex Billington
