Wormwood
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Wormwood is a 2017 Netflix docudrama miniseries by Errol Morris that blends documentary interviews with dramatized scenes to explore the mysterious death of scientist Frank Olson and the CIA’s MK-Ultra program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wormwood canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11361495 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wormwood Context triple: [Errol Morris, notableWork, Wormwood]
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Wormwood
"Wormwood" is a crime novel by David Levien, known for its gritty, suspenseful storytelling and exploration of the darker sides of human nature.
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Birthistle
Birthistle is an Irish surname most notably borne by actress and writer Eva Birthistle.
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C.
Ambrosia
Ambrosia is a Thoroughbred racehorse known for competing on the track in professional horse racing events.
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D.
Ambrosia
Ambrosia is a figure from Greek mythology, known as a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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E.
Branigin
Branigin is a surname most notably associated with Roger D. Branigin, who served as the 42nd governor of Indiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wormwood Target entity description: Wormwood is a 2017 Netflix docudrama miniseries by Errol Morris that blends documentary interviews with dramatized scenes to explore the mysterious death of scientist Frank Olson and the CIA’s MK-Ultra program.
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A.
Wormwood
"Wormwood" is a crime novel by David Levien, known for its gritty, suspenseful storytelling and exploration of the darker sides of human nature.
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B.
Birthistle
Birthistle is an Irish surname most notably borne by actress and writer Eva Birthistle.
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C.
Ambrosia
Ambrosia is a figure from Greek mythology, known as a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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D.
Ambrosia
Ambrosia is a Thoroughbred racehorse known for competing on the track in professional horse racing events.
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E.
Branigin
Branigin is a surname most notably associated with Roger D. Branigin, who served as the 42nd governor of Indiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Netflix original series
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docudrama ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Errol Morris ⓘ |
| depictsLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| director | Errol Morris ⓘ |
| distributor | Netflix ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
CIA officials
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linked to:
CIA officers
Eric Olson ⓘ Frank Olson ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
CIA mind control experiments
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cover-up allegations ⓘ government secrecy ⓘ mysterious death of Frank Olson ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
docudrama ⓘ documentary television series ⓘ true crime television series ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conspiracy
ⓘ
ethics of intelligence operations ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ truth and memory ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfContent | hybrid documentary-fiction ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Netflix original documentary programming
ⓘ
linked to:
Netflix original series
|
| mainSubject |
CIA MK-Ultra program
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linked to:
Project MKUltra
Frank Olson ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Netflix ⓘ |
| platform | Netflix ⓘ |
| portraysEvent | 1953 death of Frank Olson ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| portraysProgram |
Project MK-Ultra
ⓘ
linked to:
Project MKUltra
|
| productionCompany |
Fourth Floor Productions
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Moxie Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | streaming television ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 40–50 minutes ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | biblical term "wormwood" associated with bitterness and poison ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeDevice |
dramatized reenactments
ⓘ
intercut documentary interviews ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wormwood Description of subject: Wormwood is a 2017 Netflix docudrama miniseries by Errol Morris that blends documentary interviews with dramatized scenes to explore the mysterious death of scientist Frank Olson and the CIA’s MK-Ultra program.
Referenced by (2)
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