Exec Producers: Ben Goold and Jane Root 

Nutopia/ A+E Factual Studios for Sky History and The History Channel

Editors: Dom Lester,  Felix Black, Rupert Van Den Broek, Duncan Hill,

Series Finishing Editor: Phil Bowman

World War II, With Tom Hanks is a new 20-part docu series that explores the global conflict through the narration and executive production of the Hollywood actor, who has famously starred in some of the best dramas depicting these events and harbours a keen interest in this hallmark event of the 20^th century.

For more than 80 years, World War II has remained one of the most devastating and consequential conflicts in human history. The series offers a sweeping retelling of the war, drawing on rarely seen archival material, immersive storytelling and insights from leading historians from around the world, including the UK. The series captures the full scope of the global conflict from the invasion of Poland in 1939 through to the dawn of the atomic age, spanning battlefields from the Battle of Stalingrad and Normandy Landings to campaigns across the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific.

Satusfaction was pleased to provide Nutopia with a brilliant team of experienced documentary editors for this historical series: Dom Lester, Rupert Van Den Broek, Felix Black, Duncan Hill and  Phil Bowman.

We chatted to Dom who said “I’m incredibly honoured to have worked on this show. The team were a joy to work with, but the footage never let you forget that this was an unfolding human tragedy.Trying to fit so much story into 20 episodes was no mean feat. I was constantly reminded that the outcome of this war was far from certain, and on both sides, people served with total commitment to their countries’ causes. In one episode I used 1940s footage of Piccadilly Circus, and one morning on my commute in, I walked through that shot. I stopped and tried to figure out what window the camera would have been filming from 80 years before. The history felt very close throughout, and some of the harrowing stories stay with you and leave you pondering about lives and tragedies that have faded out of living memory”.

Felix also shared some thoughts on the project “World War II with Tom Hanks truly bares the weight of the most catastrophically terrible of human histories. And it was an emotional privilege to help to illuminate such powerful stories, editing with both staggering and deeply horrific new archive footage. Most of all, knowing the tragic impact on my own family through those atrocities and the echoes that still resound for us all from WW2, this series is a vitally significant warning from the past. Editing from my studio in Berlin meant that the raw scars and proximity to horror reverberated throughout the cutting process. World War II with Tom Hanks reminds us that we are never too far from evil and must hope that the sacrifice of those before is never forgotten.”

World War II with Tom Hanks will premiere on Monday 25^th May on Sky HISTORY and will be available to stream on The History Channel the following day.