World War II: From the Frontlines

8.0
2023

Production

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Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before.

Trailers & Videos

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Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2023

Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before.

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1. The Master Race

7.7

1939–1940. Germany has already invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia. But it's only when Hitler takes Poland that the Second World War begins in earnest.

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2. World Domination

7.7

1941. The war is intensifying, and the Axis powers seem unstoppable. Hitler sends troops to the Soviet border to launch Operation Barbarossa.

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3. Turning Point

6.0

1942. The war has engulfed the entire world, and the Germans are winning. Until slowly, after the Battle of Stalingrad, the tide starts to turn.

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4. Fortress Europe

7.7

1943. Changing tactics, the Allies venture into enemy territory. But despite heavy bombing, they struggle to gain a foothold in "Fortress Europe."

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5. Invasion

7.7

1944. The Allies decide that invading Nazi-occupied Europe is their only option. On D-Day, 100,000 soldiers cross the Channel to take back France.

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6. Last Stand

7.7

1945. Allied forces have reached Berlin, but Germany and Japan show no signs of giving up. The US unleash one last display of military might.

Cast

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John Boyega

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Reviews

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swiewior

7/10

Finally a Netflix TV series that isn't all about LGBTQIA+, racial and gender equalities. A great work of image reconstruction, very well componed with sound and music into a complete story. Unfortunately, it's not authentic and nothing new. At times it attempts to mimic the legendary They Shall Not Grow Old, however, it's not unique, never-before-seen footage. The directors didn't even try to break out from the suit and similarly to other WW2 documentaries, failed to show the Soviet Union as a second aggresor on Poland in September 1939, responsible for even more deaths than a Nazi Germany and without which the latter wouldn't start a war. These times were even better opportunity to do so than before with Putin's regime trying to reinstate the USSR in eastern Europe. Even though it's one of the best Netflix series in a long time, it's only slightly above the average compared to the similar productions globally.

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