Kaboul

52min

Action & Adventure

Kabul, August 14, 2021. The Taliban are at the gates of the city, and France prepares to evacuate its embassy. But the sudden fall of Kabul the next day rushes all the plans. French, Italian, German, American diplomats and the police must improvise the evacuation of hundreds of Afghans and refugees to the airport. While chaos reaches the city, the Afghans will soon have only two choices: to kneel or to run away.

Production Companies

Cinétévé

24 25 Films

Panache Productions

La Compagnie Cinématographique

Blonde Audiovisual Productions

ZDF

Cosmote TV

France Télévisions

Rai Fiction

BNNVARA

VRT

SVT

DR

YLE

RÚV

NRK

Episodes

Cast

The Fall

1. The Fall

52min

31st Mar 2025

The worst fears of the westernized Afghan Nazany family come true when the Taliban march into Kabul. At the airport, inexperienced junior Italian attache Giovanni struggles to manage an influx of desperate refugees.

The Siege

2. The Siege

50min

31st Mar 2025

When the Taliban drive American evacuation helicopters away from the French embassy, Gilles opens the doors and Zahara and Baqir manage to get inside. Fazal, pursued by the Taliban, seeks help from a CIA operative.

The Threat

3. The Threat

55min

31st Mar 2005

Baqir charters five school buses, so the French embassy evacuation to the airport can finally begin. In the meantime, Vera and her colleagues locate Hassan in a Taliban camp, but they are caught trying to rescue him.

The Night

4. The Night

52min

7th Apr 2025

Gilles and the French bus convoy are stopped by the Taliban. Also, in the crazy rush of refugees trying to get past the American guards into the airport, Giovanni discovers a young boy who is looking for his parents.

The Countdown

5. The Countdown

52min

7th Apr 2025

Stuck inside the sealed airport, Giovanni can’t go look for Haroon’s parents. In the meantime, Vera and Hassan, still on foot and far from the airport, persuade mistrustful Afghan villagers to sell them a van.

The Departure

6. The Departure

56min

7th Apr 2025

In Doha and en route for Paris, Zahara learns about the attack at Kabul airport. Meanwhile, devastated Gilles abandons his Afghan proteges and evacuates with all the other French. It’s all over.

First air date

31st Mar 2025

Last air date

7th Apr 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

fr

Networks