5.760 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestDarwyn blames himself for the tragedies that occurred on the Fourth of July and embarks on a suicide mission to Yemen, where he plans to find and confront Farik using his former cell leader's wife as bait.
A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.
Acting
Michael Ealy's jaw-dropping controlled unraveling
Writing
Villains with prayers, heroes with blood on their hands
Direction
Refusing easy answers when patriotism itself is the trap
Creators
Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Showtime greenlit this in 2005 specifically to counter 24's torture-happy Muslim villains, then quietly buried it when real attacks made the nuance feel risky.
The pilot aired December 4, 2005—four months after London's 7/7 bombings. Critics called it 'impossible to watch,' then 'impossible to stop watching.'
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