A scripted anthology series dramatizing seven distinct personal stories from the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack — from a Kibbutz Be'eri resident forced to trust a Bedouin stranger for survival, to paramedics racing into the chaos, to a hostage's brutal weeks in captivity.
▶ Watch on Max 🔍 Find more docsWorth noting clearly: this is a scripted drama, not a documentary, though it's built closely from real survivor accounts and premiered in Israel to strong reviews before HBO Max picked it up for the two-year anniversary. If you want the dramatized, character-driven version of October 7 rather than direct testimony, this is the one built specifically for that.
If One Day in October's dramatized approach worked for you, 22 July uses a similar scripted-but-grounded format for the 2011 Norway attacks.
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| United States | ✅ | Max |
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| Canada | ✅ | Max |
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