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Wormwood

Wormwood

20176.31 Season6 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

Created by Adam Del Deo
Produced by Julie Ahlberg, Sean Fogel, Steven Hathaway
NetworksNetflix

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Top Cast

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Eric Olson

Self - Frank Olson's Son

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Frank Olson

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Alice Olson

Christian Camargo

Christian Camargo

Dr. Robert Lashbrook

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Sidney Gottlieb

Scott Shepherd

Scott Shepherd

Vin Ruwet

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Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)secret societymind controlconspiracydocudramahistoricaltrue crimehamletmk ultrahuman experimentthought provokingrivetingominous

About Wormwood

Wormwood is a documentary, crime, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), secret society, mind control, conspiracy, docudrama, historical. Created by Adam Del Deo, it stars Eric Olson, Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker. In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

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