Greatest Events of WWII in Colour poster

Greatest Events of WWII in Colour (2019)

Documentary · History · War

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

IMDb rating: 8.6 (14,036 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Derek Jacobi Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

8.34 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 8.5 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blitzkrieg	8.3	779
2	Battle of Britain	8.3	678
3	Pearl Harbor	8.6	664
4	Battle of Midway	8.3	617
5	Siege of Stalingrad	8.6	644
6	D-Day	8.3	561
7	Battle of the Bulge	8.0	523
8	Dresden Firestorm	8.1	536
9	Liberation of Buchenwald	8.4	528
10	Hiroshima	8.5	485