Rise of the Nazis: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How did 20th Century Europe's most liberal democracy fall into the hands of fascists? From Hitler's political scheming that turned Germany's parliament into a House of Cards, his War on Truth leading to book burning, and his scapegoating of minorities, this series explores in extraordinary detail the events leading up to the outbreak of World War II.

Series details

• Title: Rise of the Nazis
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2019-09-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 38371
• IMDb ID: tt10911538
• TVDB ID: 368656

Cast and credited roles

• Kate Fleetwood — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-09-02; final listed air date 2019-09-16; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-02-14; final listed air date 2022-02-28; episode order: 3.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-10-10; final listed air date 2022-10-10; episode order: 3.
• Season 4: premiered 2023-09-19; final listed air date 2023-09-19; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rise of the Nazis 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.