The World Wars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is the story of a generation of men who come of age in the trenches of World War I, only to become the leaders of World War II. The lessons they learn on the frontlines shape them as they rise to power—and haunt them as the deadly fighting breaks out again. Some become heroes, forged in courage under fire. Others emerge as the most infamous villains the world has ever seen.

Series details

• Title: The World Wars
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War
• Premiere date: 2014-05-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 1755

Cast and credited roles

• Jacopo Rampini — Stalin
• Michael Perrie Jr — Stalin
• Jeremy Renner — Narrator
• Matt Dearman — Patton
• Maximilian Klas — Adolf Hitler
• Nabil Vinas — Mussolini
• Prescott Hathaway — MacArthur
• Tom Vickers — Churchill
• C. Conrad Cady — Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
• Don Meehan — Charles DeGaulle
• David Mitchum Brown — Harry S. Truman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-05-26; final listed air date 2014-05-28; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The World Wars 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.