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 | Tim Grucza | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Olivier Sarbil | 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 |
| Production | Caitlin McNally | Producer |
| Production | Grace Zahrah | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Pablo Garza | Editor |
| Editing | Grace Zahrah | Editor |
| Production | Matthew Heineman | Producer |
| Editing | Seth Ricart | Colorist |
| Sound | Tristan Baylis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Daniel Toman | Associate Editor |
| Production | Rianne Pyle | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Matthew Heineman | Editor |
| Production | Andrew Petrilak | Line Producer |
| Editing | Joe Degrand | Associate Editor |
| Crew | Adriana Banta | Thanks |
| Production | Tim Grucza | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Ignacio Bonet | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Logan Stahley | Musician |
| Production | Charlotte Zonis | Production Manager |
| Production | Lani Levine | Co-Producer |
| Production | Olivier Sarbil | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Alex Linzmeier | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Ruella Rouf | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Phill Skokos | Additional Editor |
| Crew | Tomas Videla | Additional Music |
| Crew | D. Chris Smith | Additional Music |
| Sound | H. Scott Salinas | Music |
| Production | Nina Sing Fialkow | Executive Producer |
