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[03/03/26 - 09:01 AM]
The History Channel Announces Global Rollout of Landmark Series "World War II with Tom Hanks" Launching This Memorial Day
The landmark 20-episode documentary series reexamines World War II through the lens of a new century, offering a deeply human portrait of how the modern world was forged in the fires of global conflict.
[03/06/24 - 09:14 AM]
The History Channel Orders Definitive 20-Part WWII Documentary Series Hosted and Narrated by Tom Hanks and Produced by A+E Factual Studios Group and Nutopia
"During my formative years, every single adult in my life would make references to two words: The War," said Hanks. "The lasting effects of WWII on the world and my own family was not lost on me."






WORLD WAR II WITH TOM HANKS (HISTORY)
Premieres Monday, May 25
BROADCAST HISTORY:
5/25/26 - ???
STATUS:
new this spring (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 8:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (20 episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from History's press release, March 2026) The HISTORY Channel(TM) will premiere "World War II With Tom Hanks" on Monday, May 25 at 8pm ET/PT, launching with three back-to-back episodes and kicking off a global rollout across 200 territories in 40 languages, reaching nearly 400 million households worldwide. The landmark 20-episode documentary series reexamines World War II through the lens of a new century, offering a deeply human portrait of how the modern world was forged in the fires of global conflict. This series is executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman with Nutopia and A+E Factual Studios(TM) Group, alongside Pulitzer Prize(R)-winning historian Jon Meacham, in association with Motion Entertainment, a WPP Media company.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Tom Hanks as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Goold as EP
· Eli Lehrer as EP (History)
· Jane Root as EP
· Mary E. Donahue as EP (History)
· Sharon Scott as EP
· Steve Ascher as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· A+E Factual Studios
· Nutopia