Name: World War II With Tom Hanks
Released: 2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tom Hanks

TV Show · Documentary · History

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.

2026 · 42m

Starring Tom Hanks

Director Mary Donahue, Eli Lehrer

EPISODE 1

The Beginning

In September 1939, enabled by a secret pact between Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, Germany invades Poland with its lightning style of tank warfare, plunging Europe back into war.
EPISODE 2

Blitz

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 mobilise wartime production.
EPISODE 3

Barbarossa

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.