‘Vietnam: The War That Changed America’: Turning Darkness Into Light

Very impressive but not quite complete, this 6-part series still achieves near greatness.

Archival photo from the Vietnam War featured in “Vietnam: The War That Changed America.” Apple TV+

NR | 6 episodes | Documentary, War, History | 2025

With a running time of 255 minutes culled from over 1,100 hours of archival footage spread out over six lean and efficient episodes, the new docuseries “Vietnam: The War That Changed America” (“Vietnam”) is being released 50 years after the end of the war.