Hanks Expands WWII Storytelling with Global Docuseries
Tom Hanks and historian Jon Meacham discuss a new 20-episode History Channel docuseries, World War II With Tom Hanks, which presents a comprehensive global view of the conflict from the 1939 invasion of Poland to Japan’s 1945 surrender, produced with the National World War II Museum. Executive produced by Hanks and Meacham, the series aims to illuminate the war’s scale and its lessons for today—addressing revisionist histories and democratic resilience—and premieres on Memorial Day as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration.
