Episodes

The first episode examines the start of the Unabomber's campaign of terror spanning from 1978 to 1985, and dives into Kaczynski’s childhood to discover what might have made a young mathematical genius with few friends evolve into a sociopathic terrorist.

47m

Episode 2

Picking up in 1985, Part Two tells the story of how the Unabomber began to ramp-up his terror campaign, claiming his first murder and taunting his FBI pursuers. Kaczynski’s secret journals from his time as a grad student in Michigan reveal the extraordinary moment when his thoughts first turned to murder.

40m

Episode 3

Part Three recounts the period from 1993 to 1996, when the Unabomber was holding America ransom with a series of increasingly powerful bombs before his arrest in 1996. Kaczynski's brother and sister-in-law reveal the emotional story of how they came to suspect he was the Unabomber, which ultimately led to his arrest.

48m

Episode 4

The final episode of the series examines Kaczynski's trial, with the revelation that he was subjected to a secret psychological experiment as a teenaged student at Harvard, a fact some claim could have been responsible for turning him into the terrorist he became.

42m

Cast

Ted Kaczynski

Self - The Unabomber (archive footage)

Roy Wright

Self - Harvard Classmate

Joel Moss

Self - FBI Supervisory Special Agent, UNABOMB Task Force

Kevin Fagan

Self - Reporter San Francisco Chronicle

Gary Wright

Self - UNABOMB Survivor

Phillip Resnick

Self - Prosecution Forensic Psychiatrist

Theresa Kintz

Self - Former Editor, Earth First Journal

David Kaczynski

Self - Little Brother of Ted

Linda Patrik

Self - Sister in Law

Jamie Gehring

Self - Neighbor of Ted, Daughter of Butch Gehring

Crew

Mick Grogan

Director

Elliott Halpern

Executive Producer

Elizabeth Trojian

Executive Producer

Derek Rogers

Director of Photography

Justin Reu

Production Design

Stephen Trivieri

Art Direction