WWI: The First Modern War: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This miniseries focuses on the game-changing weapons that were introduced during World War One - the war that was supposed to end all wars. Troops who were bunkered down in vast trenches became overwhelmed by powerful new weapons, including tanks, WMDs, submarines and the first blitz. Through experts, eyewitness testimony, riveting archive and special recreations seamlessly blended into an archival background, each hour-long episode features the story of one of these weapons. The mini-series examines how and why the weapons were developed, the strategy of how they attempted to break the bloody trench warfare stalemate, and their ultimate effectiveness. At the end of four years of war, a generation of men was lost.

Series details

• Title: WWI: The First Modern War
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2014-07-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-07-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2430

Cast and credited roles

• Harry Prichett — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-07-26; final listed air date 2014-07-26; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from WWI: The First Modern War 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.