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The Long Road Home

Drama, War, History · 2017 · Rated 7.6/10

Last aired: S1 E8, Always Dream of Me · 2017-12-19

Based on Martha Raddatz's bestseller, The Long Road Home chronicles the events of April 4th, 2004, when a platoon was ambushed in Sadr City, Baghdad, in an attack that came to be known as "Black Sunday".

Cast

Michael Kelly Lt. Col. Gary Volesky

Jason Ritter Capt. Troy Denomy

Kate Bosworth Gina Denomy

Sarah Wayne Callies LeAnn Volesky

Noel Fisher Pfc. Tomas Young

Jeremy Sisto Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger

E.J. Bonilla Lt. Shane Aguero

Jon Beavers Sgt. Eric Bourquin

Darius Homayoun Jassim Al-Lani

Jorge Diaz SPC Israel Garza

Ian Quinlan SPC Robert Arsiaga

Franklin Silverio SPC Acevedo

Devonne Palmer Corporal Allan Alexander

Charlie Parrish Burkholder

Season 1

E1 Black Sunday: The Road to War 2017-11-07 · 60 min It's the first day on patrol for Task Force Lancer when troops under Lt. Shane Aguero are ambushed during a routine sanitation mission.

E2 Black Sunday: The Eye of the Storm 2017-11-07 · 60 min Lt Shane Aguero and his platoon take refuge in a house and set up defensive positions, while at Camp War Eagle, Volesky and Denomy launch a rescue mission to retake the city and free their men.

E3 Into the Unknown 2017-11-14 · 60 min Denomy leads the first rescue into Sadr City under heavy fire. It's clear the locals have been preparing for this ambush for weeks.

E4 In the Valley of Death 2017-11-21 · 60 min Before Staff Sgt. Robert Miltenberger's deployment, he is overcome by a strong premonition that he will die in Iraq.

E5 The Choice 2017-11-28 · 60 min Jassim's troubled past is revealed and his allegiances tested. Aguero is forced to make a choice that scars his platoon for the rest of their lives.

E6 A City Called Heaven 2017-12-05 · 60 min Tomas Young learns about the realities of war, beginning a lifelong struggle through which he'll touch countless lives.

E7 Abandon Hope 2017-12-12 · 60 min With a diminishing supply of ammunition, Bourquin struggles to signal helicopters in a desperate attempt to get the men out alive.

E8 Always Dream of Me 2017-12-19 · 60 min The rescuers finally punch through to the stranded platoon, but the battle hasn't finished taking its toll, both in Sadr City and at Fort Hood.

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