Spanning 1938 to 1953, theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer leads the effort to develop the atom bomb during the Second World War. When revealed, his work initially makes him a hero in the United States, but an ever-changing world soon sees him recast as a security risk.
Creator: Peter Prince
Network: BBC Two
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Status
Ended
Sam Waterston
Robert Oppenheimer
John Carson
Narrator
Jana Shelden
Kitty Harrison
Christopher Muncke
Colonel Kenneth Nichols
Edward Hardwicke
Enrico Fermi
David Suchet
Edward Teller
Peter Whitman
Robert Serber
Manning Redwood
General Leslie Groves