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Is World War II with Tom Hanks coming back?

World War II with Tom Hanks (2026–present) on History

The answer: Yes — returns in 16 days. Next episode · S01E02 · "Blitz" · on History
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Network / streamer
History
Premiered
May 25, 2026
Runtime
~60 min per episode
1season
5episodes
5upcoming

About World War II with Tom Hanks

For 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 landmark documentary event that reexamines the war through the lens of a new century. Told over twenty hours and guided by Tom Hanks, whose lifelong passion for this history has shaped some of the most profound screen portrayals of the era, the series captures the full arc of the war — from the rise of fascism in Europe to the fall of Berlin, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, and the uneasy peace that follows. Each episode uncovers new dimensions of the conflict: the decisions that shaped the battlefield, the unseen networks that sustained the war effort, and the aftershocks that still shape our world today. "World War II with Tom Hanks" is the definitive retelling of that story for a new generation: a sweeping, deeply human portrait of how the modern world was forged in the fires of global war.

World War II with Tom Hanks episode schedule

5 upcoming . Next episode: May 25, 2026.

Upcoming · 5

DateEp.Title
May 25, 2026 S1·E2 Blitz
May 25, 2026 S1·E1 The Beginning
May 25, 2026 S1·E3 Barbarossa
June 1, 2026 S1·E4 Pearl Harbor
June 1, 2026 S1·E5 The War at Sea