Is When The War Is Over coming back?

The return date for When The War Is Over is unconfirmed. The series aired its most recent episode on November 18, 2025, and its future schedule has not been announced.

When The War Is Over is a documentary series that premiered in 2025, exploring the cultural and artistic impacts of Australia's major wars. Over five episodes, Rachel Griffiths investigates how art has shaped Australians' understanding of conflicts such as World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and the Australian Wars. The series examines the role of music, paintings, films, and literature in memorializing trauma, challenging myths, and redefining heroism, with visits to battlegrounds and interviews with artists, veterans, and historians.

Rachel Griffiths stars as the presenter in this series, which has a runtime of approximately 28 minutes per episode.