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