The BEST episodes of World War II with Tom Hanks
Every episode of World War II with Tom Hanks ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of World War II with Tom Hanks!
Over 20 episodes, World War II with Tom Hanks presents a sweeping and definitive retelling of the Second World War, drawing on rarely seen archival material, powerful, evocative storytelling, and insights from leading historians. Spanning the origins of the conflict, its decisive turning points, and the human stories at its heart, the series offers a panoramic and emotionally resonant perspective on the war that reshaped the modern world.
#1 - Long Road to Tokyo
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/6/2026
The Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the "forgotten theater" of World War II, as America struggles to bring the fight to Tokyo’s door.
#2 - Overlord
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/6/2026
The Allies undertake Operation Overlord, one of the most complicated and massive military invasions in history, to liberate Occupied France and open up a true second front in Western Europe.
#3 - Battle for the Skies
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2026
Allied air forces engage in a ferocious and costly battle with the German Luftwaffe over the skies of Europe.
#4 - Resistance
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/13/2026
Resistance to Nazi occupation and oppression is a constant throughout the war, with results both triumphant and devastating.
#5 - Home Front
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/13/2026
As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies.
#6 - Barbarossa
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/25/2026
The story of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s massive surprise invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the largest and costliest land offensive in human history.
#7 - Blitz
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/25/2026
After toppling the Netherlands and Belgium, Nazi Germany pushes further west. The Allies scramble to support France as Churchill is forced to defend Britain from the skies and FDR rushes to mobilize wartime production.
#8 - The War at Sea
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/2026
The story of how America’s battle to control the seas against the terrifying German U-boats in the Atlantic and Japan’s fearsome Navy in the Pacific ultimately turns the tide of the war.
#9 - Stalingrad
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/22/2026
Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
#11 - Italy
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/29/2026
The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but instead endure a months-long slog with devastating results.
#13 - Guadalcanal
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/8/2026
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sweep across Southeast Asia. On Guadalcanal, United States Marines are given the bloody task of stopping their relentless advance.
#14 - Operation Torch
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/15/2026
In Operation Torch, thousands of inexperienced U.S. troops face off against the hardened German Afrika Korps and the infamous Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.
#15 - Secrets and Lies
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/15/2026
Behind the fierce frontline clashes of WWII, a hidden battle rages — one of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. In rural England, a group of brilliant academics work to crack Germany’s “unbreakable” Enigma Code and change the course of the war.
