Tijdens een helikoptermissie in Noord-Vietnam, worden kolonel James Braddock en zijn mannen gevangengenomen en weggevoerd. Ze worden naar het krijgsgevangenenkamp gevoerd waar kolonel Yin met ijzeren hand regeert. Yin negeert de conventie van Genève en aarzelt niet om zijn gevangenen te vernederen en te martelen. Ook Braddock wordt gemarteld om hem te dwingen bekentenissen af te leggen en te tekenen.
Nee, helaas is Missing in Action: The Beginning nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Sound | Brian May | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Arthur Silver | Writer |
| Editing | Mark Conte | Editor |
| Camera | Jorge Stahl Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Larry Levinson | Writer |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Writing | Steve Bing | Writer |
| Directing | Lance Hool | Director |
| Editing | Marcus Manton | Editor |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Crew | BJ Davis | Stunts |
| Art | Michael Baugh | Production Design |
| Art | David Varod | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Poppy Cannon-Reese | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moni Mansano | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lilly Benyair-Gart | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Sidell | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Conrad Hool | Production Manager |
| Crew | Tod Scott Brody | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Gregg Fonseca | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Richard Lind | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | John Krenz Reinhart Jr. | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | David Varod | Set Dresser |
| Art | Susan Inge Wood | Painter |
| Directing | Joanne Small | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Wenden K. Baldwin | Title Designer |
| Crew | Mischa Hausserman | Pilot |