Les coulisses de l'Histoire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Myths die hard, and the history of the 20th century is no exception to this rule. Even today, we hold popular beliefs that we take for Evangelical truths. Thus, we believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, or that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China's modernization. Of course, these judgments contain some truth; but, too broad-stroked to be accurate, they contradict the historical reality by denying its complexity. What if the truth was slightly different? Through an exploration of great national or international myths, this full archive documentary collection revisits the key moments of the 20th century with a new perspective in order to provide a new, smarter and more subtle interpretation, bringing elements to light that have been forgotten or sometimes overshadowed.

Series details

• Title: Les coulisses de l'Histoire
• Format: Documentary
• Language: French
• Premiere date: 2019-01-22
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ARTE
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54798
• TVDB ID: 373475

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-01-22; final listed air date 2019-01-29.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-01-05; final listed air date 2021-01-26.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-01-17; final listed air date 2023-08-08.
• Season 4: premiered 2025-06-03; final listed air date 2025-10-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Les coulisses de l'Histoire 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.