2014 - 2015
Manhattan is set during the top-secret Manhattan Project in 1943-1944, following scientists and their families living in the newly created Los Alamos, New Mexico. The series explores the personal and professional complexities of developing the world's first atomic bomb while racing against Nazi Germany. Two competing teams of physicists work on different bomb designs while dealing with secrecy, infidelity, espionage, and the moral implications of their work. The show examines the birth of the nuclear age through intimate character drama, exploring how creating weapons of mass destruction affects the scientists and their relationships.