Taking Fire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

With its new series Taking Fire, Discovery will bring viewers into the hearts and minds of American soldiers, a captivating experience like nothing ever seen on film. The series is the story of a band of brothers deployed to defend one of the United States' farthest flung outposts at the gateway to one of the deadliest places on earth: the mouth of the Taliban-held Korengal Valley in Northeast Afghanistan. Told by the men who fought on the frontlines themselves and illustrated with real combat footage shot on helmet cameras and handy cams, this material never-before-seen on television takes viewers along for a visceral experience not witnessed in news reports or traditional documentary portrayals of war.

Series details

• Title: Taking Fire
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, War
• Premiere date: 2016-09-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-10-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20324
• TVDB ID: 316780

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-09-13; final listed air date 2016-10-11; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Taking Fire 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.