The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is a British drama series created by Jonathan Lee. The Netflix series revolves around investigations by the British and U.S. governments into the Pan Am Flight 103 terror attack in Scotland in 1988. The attack claimed the lives of 270 people and became the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United Kingdom. The Bombing of Pan Am 103 stars Connor Swindells, Merritt Wever, Patrick J. Adams, Eddie Marsan, Patrick J. Adams, Peter Mullan, and Lauren Lyle. So, if you were moved by the story of this historical tragedy and compelling performances in The Bombing of Pan Am 103, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is a British biographical drama series co-created by David Harrower and Oskar Slingerland. Based on the 2021 book by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph, the Peacock series follows Dr. Jim Swire as he embarks on a quest for justice for the death of his daughter caused by the Pan Am Flight 103 terror attack, which claimed the lives of 270 people. Lockerbie: A Search for Truth stars Colin Firth, Catherine McCormack, Sam Troughton, Mark Bonnar, and Ardalan Esmaili.
The Railway Men (Netflix)
The Railway Men is an Indian historical disaster thriller series created by Shiv Rawail. The Netflix series is based on the heroics of a few railway workers during the 1984 gas tragedy at the chemical company Union Carbide India Limited’s plant in Bhopal. Led by the station master Ghulam Dastagir, his team saved the lives of thousands of lives. The Railway Men stars R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyendu, and Babil Khan.
Chernobyl (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Chernobyl is a historical tragedy drama series created by Craig Mazin. The HBO series chronicles the worst nuclear disaster in the history of mankind in the city of Chernobyl in April 1986. The disaster led to the death of thousands of people, and it would have been even worse if not for a few heroes who risked their lives to contain the disaster. Chernobyl stars Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis, Con O’Neill, Adrian Rawlins, and Sam Troughton.
Manhunt: Unabomber (Tubi, Plex, & Rent on Prime Video)
Manhunt: Unabomber is a true crime drama anthology series co-created by Andrew Sodroski, Jim Clementine, and Tony Gittelson. The first season of the Discovery Channel series follows the story of an intensive investigation and manhunt by the FBI to catch one of the most infamous criminal masterminds in the history of the United States. Manhunt: Unabomber stars Sam Worthington, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Bobb, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Lynn Collins, Brian F. O’Byrne, Elizabeth Reaser, Ben Weber, and Chris Noth.
The Looming Tower (Hulu, Disney+, & Rent on Prime Video)
The Looming Tower is a drama series co-created by Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney, and Lawrence Wright. Based on Wright’s 2006 book of the same name, the Hulu series chronicles the rivalry between the CIA and the FBI and their refusal to share intelligence, which led to the rise of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda and ultimately the September 11 attacks. The Looming Tower stars Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp, Louis Cancelmi, Virginia Kull, Ella Rae Peck, Sullivan Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Peter Sarsgaard.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack (Netflix)
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is an Indian crime thriller drama series co-created by Anubhav Sinha and Trishant Srivastava. The Netflix series is set on Christmas Eve in 1999, and it revolves around the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight 814 in Kathmandu, Nepal, by five Pakistani terrorists who demand the release of militants held in an Indian prison. IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack stars Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Dia Mirza, and Arvind Swamy.
The Salisbury Poisonings (Rent on Prime Video)
The Salisbury Poisonings is a fact-based crime thriller drama series co-created by Adam Patterson and Declan Law. The BBC One series revolves around the poisonings of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury city centre by the highly potent Novichok agent. It becomes a national emergency after it is revealed that Skripal is a former Russian military intelligence officer who defected to the United Kingdom. The series also covers several other people who were affected by the Novichok. The Salisbury Poisonings stars Anne-Marie Duff, Rafe Spall, MyAnna Buring, Mark Addy, Annabel Scholey, and Darren Boyd.