Twitter: Breaking the Bird

42min

Documentary

Charting the rise and downfall of one of the most influential tech companies of the 21st century, this four-part series examines Twitter’s creation, rapid growth, and infamous sale; featuring exclusive insights from key players.

Production Companies

Candle True Stories

CNN Original Series

Bitachon365

Episodes

Cast

The Big Idea

1. The Big Idea

43min

9th Mar 2025

In the heart of San Francisco, a group of young coders and designers come together to invent a new social media platform they name Twitter; built for simple status updates, Twitter quickly evolves beyond its original purpose.

Unfollowing the Leader

2. Unfollowing the Leader

43min

16th Mar 2025

As Twitter transforms communication across the world, its founders fight for control of the company; once reserved for techies and celebrities, it evolves into a key platform for news and politics.

Making It Big

3. Making It Big

42min

23rd Mar 2025

A new CEO takes over and brings back founder Jack Dorsey to help steer Twitter’s growth. Activism thrives as the platform becomes a revolutionary tool for change, but its darker side becomes more apparent as hate spreads.

Disaster

4. Disaster

42min

30th Mar 2025

Jack Dorsey returns as CEO of Twitter but soon faces serious challenges. As tensions rise over free speech on the platform, he turns to one man he believes can save it—Elon Musk.

First air date

9th Mar 2025

Last air date

30th Mar 2025

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks