

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…
Drama • Series • 1980 • 1 season
Starring: Sam Waterston, John Carson
Created by: Peter Prince

S1 E1 - Episode 1
1938: Robert Oppenheimer meets and decides to marry the hard-drinking, much-divorced Kitty, although his friends and relatives dislike her.
Oct 29, 1980 • 50m

S1 E2 - Episode 2
1942: America is at war. Now in charge of the top-secret Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer's left-wing politics mean that he's constantly under surveillance by the FBI and others.
Nov 3, 1980 • 50m

S1 E3 - Episode 3
1943: Oppenheimer is appointed director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI. Meanwhile, his extramarital relationship with the neurotic Jean Tatlock comes to a tragic end.
Nov 12, 1980 • 50m

S1 E4 - Episode 4
Summer 1944: With the death of President Roosevelt, the future of the Manhattan Project seems doubtful. Oppenheimer finds himself more and more at loggerheads with Teller.
Nov 19, 1980 • 50m

S1 E5 - Episode 5
May 1945: The European war is over but the conflict with Japan rages on. Oppenheimer discusses the almost completed atomic bomb with the Secretary of War. However, his colleagues have misgivings.
Nov 27, 1980 • 50m

S1 E6 - Episode 6
1949: A few years after the war, Oppenheimer finds himself regarded as a security risk, and must face the HUAC committee.
Dec 3, 1980 • 50m

S1 E7 - Episode 7
December 1953: Oppenheimer's examination by the committee proves disastrous and his career with the AEC is finished, whilst that of his rival Teller flourishes.
Dec 10, 1980 • 50m
Oppenheimer
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.
Drama • TV Series • 1980