World War II With Tom Hanks reexamines humanity’s deadliest conflict through rare archival material and untold stories; premieres September 1 at 9 PM on HistoryTV18.
Mumbai, 27th August, 2026: HistoryTV18 will premiere World War II With Tom Hanks, the 20-part documentary series, on Tuesday, September 1, at 9 PM, coinciding with the anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. The landmark History Original, presented by two-time Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, reexamines the war through the lens of the 21st century. Over 20 one-hour episodes, the series offers a deeply human portrait of how the modern world was forged in the fires of global conflict. Following the premiere, new episodes will air every Monday and Tuesday at 9 PM, only on HistoryTV18.
For more than eighty years, the Second World War has remained the most devastating and defining conflict in human history. World War II With Tom Hanks is a retelling of the war like never before, drawing on rarely seen archival material, evocative storytelling and insights from leading historians. Narrated by renowned actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, whose lifelong passion for history has informed some of the most profound screen portrayals of the era, the series captures the full arc of the global conflict.
World War II With Tom Hanks spans the war from the opening shock of Germany’s invasion of Poland, through the rise and fall of the Axis powers. The series captures the ferocity of battles fought on land, sea and air, from Stalingrad and Normandy to the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the jungles and islands of the Pacific.
The 20-part documentary also explores the human cost of total war, including the Holocaust, civilian resistance and life on the home fronts, while revealing the hidden wars of espionage, code-breaking and industrial might that shaped the outcome of the conflict. Blending the actions and decisions of pivotal wartime leaders, including Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Erwin Rommel, Joseph Stalin, Hideki Tojo and Adolf Hitler, with the experiences of soldiers and civilians across continents, the series culminates in the dawn of the atomic age and the uneasy aftermath that transformed wartime allies into Cold War adversaries.
With Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham among its executive producers, the series brings together cinematic storytelling, historical perspective and a deeply human approach to one of history’s defining conflicts.
Comprehensive in scale and deeply human in approach, World War II With Tom Hanks revisits the conflict that reshaped the modern world and continues to define the way we understand courage, sacrifice, power and survival.
Watch World War II With Tom Hanks, premiering Tuesday, September 1, at 9 PM, with new episodes airing every Monday and Tuesday at 9 PM, only on HistoryTV18.
