Emergency Call
True stories. Actual calls. Real Heroes.
This daring, hour-long documentary series chronicles the first few crucial minutes of emergencies told through the lens of America’s heroic 9-1-1 call takers.
Cast
Luke Wilson
Host
Seasons
E1Take a Deep Breath
Sep 28, 2020
A woman's car is stolen with her child in the backseat. A terrified 9-year-old performs CPR on her grandfather. Teenage hikers fend off a potential bear attack. A man is lost in the woods with barely any battery life left on his phone.
E2Conductors of Chaos
Oct 5, 2020
A mother of three chokes on a spatula. A teenager is attacked at a bonfire party in the wilderness. A 2-year-old goes missing. Two women get stranded on the highway after their car is involved in back-to-back hit-and-runs.
E3Close to Home
Oct 12, 2020
A badly injured teenage girl whose description matches that of a fellow dispatcher's daughter. A woman hides from her drunk and enraged husband. A veteran threatens self-harm. A man falls two-stories down onto a boat dock.
E4Crime spree
Oct 19, 2020
E5Headset Heroes
Oct 26, 2020
E6Texting Trouble
Jun 4, 2021
E7Planes, Trains and Mircowaves
Jun 11, 2021
E8Held Hostage
Jun 18, 2021
E9A Grizzly Mystery
Jun 25, 2021
E10Cliffhanger
Jul 2, 2021
Storyline
This daring, hour-long documentary series chronicles the first few crucial minutes of emergencies told through the lens of America’s heroic 9-1-1 call takers.
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