Twitter: Breaking the Bird: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Twitter: Breaking the Bird features new interviews with co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams and co-founder Biz Stone, who share their personal experiences of how a group of idealistic friends set out to build a digital utopia, and how that vision morphed into the platform now owned by Elon Musk. Featuring additional insight from numerous Twitter employees from the rank and file to the C-suite, and analysis from journalists like Kara Swisher who have been covering the company since day one, Twitter: Breaking the Bird is the definitive tale of the corporate clashes, revolving door leadership and tech bro hubris hidden behind the scenes at this once-trailblazing company.

Series details

• Title: Twitter: Breaking the Bird
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2025-03-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CNN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 82624
• IMDb ID: tt36071687
• TVDB ID: 460481

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-03-09; final listed air date 2025-03-30; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Twitter: Breaking the Bird 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.