The first trailer for the series was released on August 16, 2023.[7]
Episodes
No.
Episode
Directed by
Original release date
1
Something Needs to Change
Orlando von Einsiedel
August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
2
Invisible Injuries
Orlando von Einsiedel
August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
3
One Step Forward, Three Steps Back
Orlando von Einsiedel
August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
4
Group Therapy
Orlando von Einsiedel
August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
5
Where the Light Enters
Orlando von Einsiedel
August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 86% approval rating with an average rating of 8.0/10, based on 7 critic reviews.[8] Writing for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan gave the series 4/5 starts in her review and described it as "moving and nuanced – even if Harry seems tempted to settle scores about his army career."[9] Ed Power of The Daily Telegraph gave the series 3/5 stars and believed "While the struggles of the ex-military personnel profiled in the first instalment are hugely emotive, they ultimately and unfortunately function as filler between the Harry stuff – and it looks like everyone involved knows it."[10] The series failed to make the Netflix Top 10 charts.[11]
Some of the claims made by Harry in the series came under scrutiny. He stated that after returning from Afghanistan in 2012 "there was an unravelling" but "no-one around me could really help, I didn't have that support structure that network or that expert advice to identify what was actually going on with me."[12] His statement was in contrast to comments he had previously made in 2017, when he credited his brother with encouraging him to seek therapy.[12] Harry also suggested that the British media breached the blackout placed on details surrounding his deployment to Afghanistan, whereas it was an American website and an Australian women's magazine who revealed Harry's presence in Afghanistan.[12]