Black Ops

BLACK OPS travels the world to take viewers along on top secret special ops missions. The series reveals how elite special operations units in different countries carry out their high-risk/zero-recognition assignments and shares the inside story of some of the most dramatic military actions in recent history. When 40 Chechen terrorists armed with guns and bombs hold 800 theater-goers hostage, it's up to Russia's elite anti-terrorist force, Spetsnaz group "Alpha," to get the hostages out alive. Negotiation is not an option, and a siege would set off the explosives. The only way to save the hostages' lives is to use an untested top-secret knock-out gas.

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Drama
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First Aired on

Oct 10, 2012

2 seaons till Jul 30, 2014

Popularity: 1.7587
3 votes
Networks
(US)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Japanese Embassy Siege

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 14 episodes

Season 1

Sometimes there is no choice. Whether it’s fanatical terrorists, implacable enemies, there are times, in the words of General Stanley McCrystal, when you are dealing with “irreconcilables.” Then, you just have to go in and kill them. That’s when you call upon the elite Special Forces units. Some are world famous - the SAS and the Navy Seals. Others lurk more in the shadows – like India’s Black Cats and Russia’s Alfa Group. But this is deeply high-risk stuff. When a Special Forces Operation goes wrong, there can be many innocent casualties and profound political consequences. Ask Jimmy Carter. A botched raid cost him his presidency. This series will reveal the workings of these elite Black Ops units and tell the inside story of some of the most dramatic events in recent history.

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1City Under Siege45 min

    Mumbai is under bloody attack and only one Special Force has the know-how and training to take the terrorists to task. In November 2008, an undisclosed number of assassins went on a three-day rampage of death and destruction in India's largest city.

  • Episode 2Night of Terror45 min

    October 2002. Russia's elite force, Spetnaz Group Alfa, face an impossible task - to rescue 800 people held hostage by Chechen gunmen and suicide bombers inside a Moscow theatre. Negotiations have failed and innocent lives hang in the balance.

  • Episode 3Taking Down Bin Laden45 min

    This is the story of the most daring black ops raid in recent history. The inside account of operation Neptune Spear: how US Navy Seals brought to an end the hunt for the most wanted man in the world, and took down the mastermind of 9/11: Osama Bin Laden

  • Episode 4Assault on Al Qaeda45 min

    Al-Zarqawi- the most wanted man in Iraq, is proving a formidable enemy. Responsible for bombings, beheadings and attacks, he's more persistent than Saddam and more active than Osama. The coalition's only hope lies with a top secret task force.

  • Episode 5Operation Thunderbolt45 min

    June 27, 1976 Four terrorists hijack a flight bound for Paris. Forcing the plane to land in Entebbe Uganda they move their hostages to an old terminal. The passengers' fate, most of them Jewish or Israeli, lies in the hands of Israel's top black ops team.

Top Cast

Crew & Team

James R.M. Hunt

Producer

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