Hell Below: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Some of the most dramatic and pivotal missions of World War II happened beneath the waves, carried out by stealth vessels manned by skippers and crews with nerves of steel. Journey to the Pacific, where USS Silversides and USS Barb became legendary submarines and to the African Gold Coast, where U-boat ace Werner Henke was put to the ultimate test. From a blind battle beneath icy Norwegian waters to a near nuclear disaster in Cold War Cuba, these are the white-knuckle patrols that changed subsea warfare forever.

Series details

• Title: Hell Below
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2016-07-17
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 19286
• IMDb ID: tt5730102
• TVDB ID: 314492

Cast and credited roles

• Mark Oliver — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-07-17; final listed air date 2016-08-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-07-01; final listed air date 2018-08-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-07-26; final listed air date 2020-08-30; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-08-19; final listed air date 2024-09-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hell Below on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.