Nuremberg: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Following the defeat of Germany in WWII, the Allies determine that there must be an accounting of German war crimes. Twenty-four Nazis, representative of all sections of military and civilian life are chosen to stand trial for the crimes of conspiracy to commit aggression, commission of aggression, crimes during war and crimes against humanity. The preparations for the trial, the trial itself and its aftermath are shown through the eyes of Chief Prosecutor Robert Jackson and through the eyes of Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering, the ranking Nazi defendant.

Series details

• Title: Nuremberg
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History, Legal
• Premiere date: 2000-07-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-07-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5004

Cast and credited roles

• Alec Baldwin — Justice Robert H. Jackson
• Brian Cox — Hermann Göring
• Christopher Plummer — Sir David Maxwell Fyfe
• Max Von Sydow — Samuel Rosenman
• Colm Feore — Rudolf Höss
• Michael Ironside — Colonel Burton C. Andrus
• Jill Hennessy — Elsie Douglas

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-07-16; final listed air date 2000-07-16; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nuremberg 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.