Bombshell

About Bombshell

Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.S.

Ben Loeterman's Bombshell is a 2026 documentary history film. The film is filed under atomic bomb, hiroshima and nagasaki bombings, and world war ii.

Ann Curry appears as Narrator, William L. Laurence as Self (archival footage), Leslie Groves as Self (archival footage), and John Hersey as Self (archival footage). Released in January 2026, it runs 82 minutes.

The screenplay is by Ben Loeterman. Produced by American Experience Films. American members can watch it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel.

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb, Atomic People, and Oppenheimer make useful companions to Bombshell.