Rise of the Nazis
2019 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 7.8
This documentary series examines how a liberal European democracy was weakened by political maneuvering, attacks on truth, and the scapegoating of minorities. Through expert commentary, archive material, and dramatic scenes, it traces the tense events that led toward World War II.
Also known as Rise of the Nazis: Dictators at War
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Streaming on BBC Select and BritBox.
11 hours to watch · 12 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2019–2023
- Release date
- 2019-09-02
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (21 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want a detailed, accessible historical docuseries in the vein of The Nazis: A Warning from History; Not for you if you avoid grim political history.
Pros: highly informative; easy to follow; compelling expert commentary | Cons: slow start; some uneven reenactments; heavy subject matter
Themes
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- nazi
- nazism
- nsdap (nazi party)
- adolf hitler
Cast & crew
Kate Fleetwood
as Self - Narrator
Directed by Izzy Charman, Alice Smith
Episodes4 seasons · 12 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1Politics60mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E2The First Six Months in Power60mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E3Night of the Long Knives60mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
Season 23 episodes
- S2E1Barbarossa50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S2E2Stalingrad50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S2E3The Home Front50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
Season 33 episodes
- S3E1Who Will Betray Him?50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E2Hitler's Birthday52mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E3Into the Abyss50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
Season 43 episodes
- S4E1Most Wanted51mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E2The Ratline51mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E3The Reckoning51mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox