Documentary series
World War II: History on Trial
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How World War II: History on Trial actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
World War II: History on Trial reads strongest on Cliffhanger Intensity, Tension and World Building.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
As World War II ended and the full scale of its atrocities came to light, the world faced a pressing question: who would be held accountable? This documentary series explores the global pursuit of justice in the aftermath of humanity’s most devastating conflict.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Edmund DuffProducer
Writing
- Conan ElphickeWriter
- Samantha YoungWriter
Direction
- Rob PerryDirector
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