Overview
- The 79-minute film premiered on CNN at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 12, and CNN says it will post the documentary to the CNN app the following Monday.
- Directed by BAFTA winner Dan Vernon and developed by Alex Brisland, the feature played the festival circuit including Sheffield DocFest before its television debut.
- The film compiles interviews with senior figures who led the response, naming former prime minister Theresa May, former home secretary Amber Rudd, ex-MI6 chiefs Richard Dearlove and John Sawers, former national security adviser Mark Sedwill, ex-counterterror chief Neil Basu, investigator Christo Grozev and Charlie Rowley.
- U.S. and Canadian viewers can watch the live broadcast on CNN or via common streaming services and short free trials, while coverage notes there is no dedicated U.K. broadcast and some guides point to VPNs or trial services for viewers outside permitted regions.
- The documentary traces how British authorities identified suspects, contained the military-grade Novichok threat, and managed the public-health and diplomatic crisis that followed the 2018 poisonings, and it centers the impact on victims and the Salisbury community.