Wormwood (2017)
October 22, 2017Release Date
Wormwood (2017)
October 22, 2017Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Peter Sarsgaard
Frank Olson
Molly Parker
Alice Olson
Christian Camargo
Dr. Robert Lashbrook
Scott Shepherd
Vincent Ruwet
Tim Blake Nelson
Sidney Gottlieb
Bob Balaban
Dr. Harold A. Abramson
Jack Doke
Young Eric Olson
Jimmi Simpson
CIA Agent
Michael Chernus
Mal
Jack O'Connell
Wet Works #1
Chance Kelly
Wet Works #2
Ellen Kuras
Director of Photography
Errol Morris
Director
Steven Hathaway
Writer
Igor Martinović
Director of Photography
Sean Garrett Fogel
Producer
Molly Rokosz
Writer
Julie Bilson Ahlberg
Producer
Stephen Hathaway
Editor
Chance Kelley
Hilary Gardner
Stephen DeRosa
David Kairys
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Wormwood (stylized as 'WORMWO0D') is a 2017 American six-part docudrama miniseries directed by Errol Morris and released on Netflix on December 15, 2017. The series is based on the life of a scientist, Frank Olson, who worked for a secret government biological warfare program (the USBWL) at Fort Detrick, Maryland. It focuses on the events leading up to and following his controversial death, which the US government originally claimed was a tragic accident, but later admitted was likely a suicide, caused by a mental breakdown brought on after being unknowingly dosed with LSD, while at a meeting with colleagues from the CIA who were involved in Project MKUltra. It also follows Frank Olson's son in the present day, and discusses his belief that his father may have been murdered due to being perceived as a potential security risk. Interspersed between interviews and archival footage, are live action reenactments of the final days of Frank Olson's life and the various theories involving his death.