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[03/06/24 - 09:14 AM]
The History Channel Orders Definitive 20-Part WWII Documentary Series Hosted and Narrated by Tom Hanks and Produced by A+E Factual Studios Group and Nutopia
"During my formative years, every single adult in my life would make references to two words: The War," said Hanks. "The lasting effects of WWII on the world and my own family was not lost on me."






UNTITLED WWII DOCUMENTARY SERIES (HISTORY)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
3/6/24
STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
20-part series
DESCRIPTION:
(from History's press release, March 2024) The HISTORY(R) Channel greenlights the new 20-part untitled WWII documentary series, hosted and narrated by Tom Hanks and produced by A+E Factual StudiosTM group and Nutopia. This gripping and definitive series offers a comprehensive view of World War II thanks to new scholarship and rarely seen archive that illuminates both the causes and pivotal moments of the war, one of the largest and most deadly in human history.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Tom Hanks as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Goold as EP
· Eli Lehrer as EP (History)
· Jane Root as EP
· Mary E. Donahue as EP (History)
· Sharon Scott as EP
· Steve Ascher as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· A+E Factual Studios
· Nutopia