Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.
Unfortunately the movie Countdown to Zero is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Lucy Walker | Director |
| Writing | Lucy Walker | Writer |
| Production | Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Peter Golub | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Nick Higgins | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert Chappell | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Brian Johnson | Editor |
| Production | Diane Weyermann | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Brad Fuller | Editor |
| Camera | Bryan Donnell | Camera Operator |
| Production | Lawrence Bender | Producer |
| Production | Bruce Blair | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Gary Clarke | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Lucy Walker | Sound Recordist |
