America's War on Drugs: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

America's War on Drugs is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers. In exchange for support against foreign enemies, the groups were allowed to grow their drug trade in the United States. The series explores the unintended consequences of when gangsters, war lords, spies, outlaw entrepreneurs, street gangs and politicians vie for power and control of the global black market for narcotics - all told through the firsthand accounts of former CIA and DEA officers, major drug traffickers, gang members, noted experts and insiders.

Series details

• Title: America's War on Drugs
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2017-06-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-06-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 125 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26062
• IMDb ID: tt7026882
• TVDB ID: 329997

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-06-18; final listed air date 2017-06-21; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from America's War on Drugs on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.