NowWire · AI-assisted reporting summary · September 25, 2026 UTC
A new Netflix drama Unabomber examines the early life of domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, focusing on a 1950s psychological experiment he joined as a 17-year-old college student. Russell Crowe stars as Henry Murray, the academic who devised the study, while Jacob Tremblay portrays young Kaczynski. [1]
The film intercuts these 1950s events with 1996 scenes detailing the FBI investigation that ultimately led to Kaczynski's capture, featuring Shailene Woodley as an FBI agent. Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski killed three people and injured 23 by sending mail bombs targeting individuals he blamed for industrial society. [1]
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- New Netflix drama asks: Did a CIA experiment create the Unabomber? — 2026-09-25T17:56:56Z