World War II with Tom Hanks - Season 1

World War II with Tom Hanks - Season 1

First aired: 5/25/2026 20 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. The Beginning

Aired: 5/25/2026

In September 1939, Germany invades Poland, setting the stage for the most destructive war in history.

Episode 2

2. Blitz

Aired: 5/25/2026

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.

Episode 3

3. Barbarossa

Aired: 5/25/2026

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.

Episode 4

4. Pearl Harbor

Aired: 6/1/2026

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.

Episode 5

5. The War at Sea

Aired: 6/1/2026

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.

Episode 6

6. Guadalcanal

Aired: 6/8/2026

United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping a relentless advance.

7. Darkness Falls

Aired: 6/8/2026

Hitler's hateful rhetoric leads to anti-Jewish persecution and ultimately, genocide.

8. Operation Torch

Aired: 6/15/2026

Thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps.

9. Secrets and Lies

Aired: 6/15/2026

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.

10. Episode 10

Aired: 6/23/2026

11. Episode 11

Aired: 6/30/2026

12. Episode 12

Aired: 6/30/2026

13. Episode 13

Aired: 7/7/2026

14. Episode 14

Aired: 7/7/2026

15. Episode 15

Aired: 7/14/2026

16. Episode 16

Aired: 7/14/2026

17. Episode 17

Aired: 7/21/2026

18. Episode 18

Aired: 7/21/2026

19. Episode 19

Aired: 7/28/2026

20. Episode 20

Aired: 7/28/2026