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World War II with Tom Hanks (2026)

Documentary · History · War

Explores WWII from Germany's invasion of Poland through the atomic age, examining pivotal battles, wartime leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt, and the human cost of total war.

IMDb rating
8.1 (2,411 votes)
Episode average
8.3 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

8.27 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 303 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 274 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 257 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 224 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 216 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 212 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 213 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 185 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 182 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 172 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 160 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 154 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 155 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 145 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 136 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 133 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 117 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 117 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 108 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 100 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Beginning7.9303
2Blitz8.1274
3Barbarossa8.1257
4Pearl Harbor8.2224
5The War at Sea8.2216
6Guadalcanal8.1212
7Darkness Falls8.4213
8Operation Torch8.1185
9Secrets and Lies8.4182
10Stalingrad8.2172
11Italy8.2160
12Battle for the Skies8.3154
13Overlord8.4155
14Long Road to Tokyo8.3145
15Home Front8.2136
16Resistance8.3133
17No Surrender8.5117
18Last Days of the Reich8.6117
19Endgame8.6108
20Fallout8.3100

Episode ratings and vote counts from IMDb. Poster, overview, and streaming data from TMDB. Data refreshed 2026-10-03.

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