World War II with Tom Hanks (2026)

World War II with Tom Hanks plot

For eighty years, the Second World War has remained the most devastating and defining conflict in human history. World War II with Tom Hanks is a groundbreaking documentary event that re-examines the war through the lens of a new century. The series spans twenty hours and is hosted by Tom Hanks, whose lifelong passion for this history has shaped some of the most profound cinematic portrayals of the era; the entire narrative of the war—from the rise of fascism in Europe to the fall of Berlin, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, and the uncertain peace that followed. Each episode reveals new dimensions of the conflict: the decisions that shaped the battlefield, the invisible networks that sustained the war effort, and the aftershocks that continue to shape our world today. "World War II with Tom Hanks" is the definitive retelling of that story for a new generation: a grand, deeply human portrait of how the modern world was forged in the fires of world war.

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  World War II with Tom Hanks - Season 1 (2026)