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World War II with Tom Hanks

8.2IMDb18 votesWorth your time

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2026 –1 season · 20 episodes~44 min per episodeReturning series

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self - Presenter

20 eps

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TV DNA

How World War II with Tom Hanks actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

World War II with Tom Hanks reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthVery strong7.6

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityVery strong7.0

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightPresent5.0

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

SerializedLight3.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

SpectacleLight2.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

The story

What it's about

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.

The run

Seasons

1 season · 20 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202620 episodes
7.5IMDb
Best episode · S01E01 The Beginning

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Guadalcanal

S01E06 · Signature episode

Guadalcanal

8.4IMDb5 votes

United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping a relentless advance.

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