Begin 2021, terwijl de Amerikanen zich concentreerden op de machtsoverdracht, verzamelde de regisseur Matthew Heineman een team en vloog naar Afghanistan om de stand van zaken in de oorlog te bekijken. Op dat moment was Osama bin Laden al een decennium dood, de Taliban was verzwakt maar niet verslagen, en het door de VS getrainde Afghaanse leger hield behoorlijk stand, en toch was er bijna 20 jaar later nog steeds geen einde in zicht. Dat veranderde vrijwel direct na Heinemans komst, toen de regering Biden plannen maakte om zich terug te trekken.
Nee, helaas is Retrograde nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Matthew Heineman | Director |
| Camera | Ross McDonnell | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Olivier Sarbil | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tim Grucza | Director of Photography |
| Production | Carolyn Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Fialkow | Executive Producer |
| Production | Baktash Ahadi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joedan Okun | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Matthew Heineman | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Adriana Banta | Thanks |
| Crew | D. Chris Smith | Additional Music |
| Production | Andrew Petrilak | Line Producer |
| Sound | H. Scott Salinas | Music |
| Sound | Tristan Baylis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Daniel Toman | Associate Editor |
| Production | Tim Grucza | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lani Levine | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Tomas Videla | Additional Music |
| Production | Grace Zahrah | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Pablo Garza | Editor |
| Production | Charlotte Zonis | Production Manager |
| Sound | Ignacio Bonet | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Joe Degrand | Associate Editor |
| Sound | Logan Stahley | Musician |
| Production | Caitlin McNally | Producer |
| Production | Olivier Sarbil | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Alex Linzmeier | Associate Editor |
| Production | Rianne Pyle | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Matthew Heineman | Editor |
| Production | Matthew Heineman | Producer |
| Editing | Seth Ricart | Colorist |
| Editing | Phill Skokos | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Ruella Rouf | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Grace Zahrah | Editor |
| Production | Nina Sing Fialkow | Executive Producer |
