ThedocuserieslaunchesonFebruary10,2025RidleyScott,directorofBlackHawkDown,contributedtothisdocuseriesthroughhisproductioncompanyRSAFilmsHowever,JackMacInnesdirecteditMacInnespreviouslyworkedondocumentaries,includingLeavingAfghanistanin2022ProducersJamalOsmanandEmmaSuppleworkedwithexecutiveproducersDominicCrossleyHollandandTomPearsontodeveloptheseries ThedocumentaryfocusesonOctober3,1993,whenUSArmyRangersandDeltaForceconductedanoperationinMogadishuTheirmissionwastocapturemilitialeadersloyaltoGeneralMohamedFarrahAididChaosunfoldedafterRPGsbroughtdownthreeBlackhawkhelicopters,leadingtooneofthemostchallengingurbanbattlesforAmericanforces ThedocumentaryincludesstoriesfromsoldiersandsurvivorsUStroopsrecallbeingsurroundedandfightingagainstoverwhelmingoddsAudiofromnewsreportscapturesglobalreactionsduringtheeventSomalifightersandcivilianssharetheirperspectives,includinghowUSairstrikesimpactedfamiliesandinspiredretaliation Unlikethefilm,theseriesdoesnotframethestorysolelyfromtheUSperspectiveItshowcasesSomaliexperiences,exploringtheirmotivationsandlosses