Challenger: The Final Flight
Challenger: The Final Flight | |
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Genre | Documentary |
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Directed by | Daniel Junge, Steven Leckart |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Editors | Adrienne Gits, Poppy Das |
Running time | 41–52 minutes |
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Distributor | Netflix |
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Original network | Netflix |
Picture format | HDTV 1080p |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | September 16, 2020 |
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Netflix |
Challenger: The Final Flight is a 2020 docuseries created by Steven Leckart and Glen Zipper and directed by Daniel Junge and Steven Leckart.[1][2][3] The limited docuseries revolves around the tragic 1986 incident involving NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger.
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "Space for Everyone" | September 16, 2020 |
2 | "HELP!" | September 16, 2020 |
3 | "A Major Malfunction" | September 16, 2020 |
4 | "Nothing Ends Here" | September 16, 2020 |
Release[]
Challenger: The Final Flight was released on September 16, 2020, on Netflix.[4]
Reception[]
For the miniseries, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 88% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 8.21/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Challenger: The Final Flight doesn't uncover any new information, but intimate interviews elevate its well-crafted, heartbreaking retelling of an avoidable national tragedy."[5] Metacritic gave the miniseries a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
References[]
- ^ "'The moment the dream died': inside a Netflix series on the Challenger disaster". The Guardian. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Challenger: The Final Flight review – a haunting and upsetting account of NASA's biggest failure". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "'Challenger: The Final Flight' Commemorates a Tragedy with Grace: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Mallenbaum, Carly (August 19, 2020). "Netflix in September: Tom Holland film, 'Jurassic' show, 'Ratched'". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Challenger: The Final Flight: Miniseries (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Challenger: The Final Flight". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
External links[]
- English-language television shows
- Documentary television series about aviation
- Netflix original documentary television series
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster