There's been a lot of discourse over whether or not the events of A House of Dynamite are realistic. The Netflix political thriller tells the story of the United States government handling a nuclear missile attack. The president (Idris Elba) and his team are tasked with figuring out how to stop the missile before it reaches Chicago in a matter of minutes. The story is told through multiple perspectives from the White House, Pentagon and United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) headquarters. A House of Dynamite was written by Noah Oppenheim and directed by Katherine Bigelow.