Oppenheimer Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Wednesday, October 29, 1980
Ended: Wednesday, December 10, 1980
When does Oppenheimer Season 1 come out?
Oppenheimer Season 1 premiered Wednesday, October 29, 1980 on BBC Two and ended Wednesday, December 10, 1980. The season has 7 episodes.
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.
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Oppenheimer Season 1 release schedule
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1. Episode 1 1938: Robert Oppenheimer meets and decides to marry the hard-drinking, much-divorced Kitty, although his friends and relatives dislike her. |
Wednesday · 46 years ago |
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2. 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. |
Monday · 46 years ago |
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3. 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. |
Wednesday · 46 years ago |
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4. 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. |
Wednesday · 46 years ago |
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5. 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. |
Thursday · 45 years ago |
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6. Episode 6 1949: A few years after the war, Oppenheimer finds himself regarded as a security risk, and must face the HUAC committee. |
Wednesday · 45 years ago |
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7. Episode 7 Finale 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. |
Wednesday · 45 years ago |
Oppenheimer Season 1 guest stars
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Jana Shelden
Kitty Harrison
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Christopher Muncke
General Kenneth Nichols
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Edward Hardwicke
Enrico Fermi
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David Suchet
Edward Teller
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Peter Whitman
Robert Serber
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Manning Redwood
General Leslie Groves
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Matthew Guinness
Hans Bethe
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John Morton
Robert Wilson
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Bob Sherman
Ernest Lawrence
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Garrick Hagon
Frank Oppenheimer
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Liza Ross
Jacky Oppenheimer
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Kate Harper
Jean Tatlock
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Erica Stevens
Charlotte Serber
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Peter Marinker
Haakon Chevalier
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Anthony Forrest
Rossi Lomanitz
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Christopher Malcolm
Steve Nelson
Oppenheimer Season 1 FAQ
When does Oppenheimer Season 1 come out?
Oppenheimer Season 1 premiered Wednesday, October 29, 1980 on BBC Two.
How many episodes are in Oppenheimer Season 1?
Oppenheimer Season 1 has 7 episodes.
Are new episodes of Oppenheimer Season 1 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
When is the Oppenheimer Season 1 finale?
The Oppenheimer Season 1 finale (Episode 7) aired Wednesday, December 10, 1980.
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