World War II with Tom Hanks — Season 1
Episodes
E01 The Beginning
★ 8.5May 25, 2026 · 43m
In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.
E02 Blitz
★ 8.5May 25, 2026 · 43m
After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
E03 Barbarossa
★ 7.5May 25, 2026 · 43m
The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
E04 Pearl Harbor
★ 8.2Jun 1, 2026 · 43m
Exploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.
E05 The War at Sea
★ 8.0Jun 1, 2026 · 43m
Exploring WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age and examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and the human cost of total war.
E06 Guadalcanal
★ 8.4Jun 8, 2026 · 43m
United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping a relentless advance.
E07 Darkness Falls
★ 8.2Jun 8, 2026 · 43m
Hitler's hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.
E08 Operation Torch
★ 7.8Jun 15, 2026 · 43m
Thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps.
E09 Secrets and Lies
★ 7.0Jun 15, 2026 · 43m
Behind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages - one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany's unbreakable Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
E10 Stalingrad
★ 7.7Jun 22, 2026 · 43m
Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
E11 Italy
★ 7.0Jun 29, 2026 · 43m
The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but endure a months-long slog.
E12 Battle for the Skies
★ 7.0Jun 29, 2026 · 43m
Allied air forces engage in a fierce and costly battle with the Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.
E13 Overlord
★ 7.0Jul 6, 2026 · 43m
The Allies launch Operation Overlord to liberate occupied France and open a true second front.
E14 Long Road to Tokyo
★ 7.0Jul 6, 2026 · 43m
The Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the forgotten theater of World War II.
E15 Home Front
★ 7.0Jul 13, 2026 · 43m
As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies.
E16 Resistance
★ 7.0Jul 13, 2026 · 43m
Resistance to Nazi occupation and oppression is a constant throughout the war.
E17 No Surrender
★ 7.0Jul 20, 2026 · 43m
The Pacific campaign reaches a brutal and bloody fever pitch from 1944 to 1945.
E18 Last Days of the Reich
★ 7.0Jul 20, 2026 · 43m
The war in Europe reaches a climax as Allied armies advance towards Berlin, and Hitler orders his people to fight to the last man.
E19 Endgame
★ 7.0Jul 27, 2026 · 43m
The most terrible weapon ever created will change the course of the war in the Pacific.
E20 Fallout
★ 7.0Jul 27, 2026 · 43m
The end of WWII and the dawn of the nuclear age see two victors turn from allies into adversaries.