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Season 1 - Origins

  • S01E01 Politics

    • September 2, 2019
    • BBC Two

    Delving into the corridors of power where Germany’s top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the popularity of the Nazis for his own ends.

  • S01E02 The First Six Months in Power

    • September 9, 2019
    • BBC Two

    At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany but he does not have absolute power. He sets his sights on dismantling the German state.

  • S01E03 Night of the Long Knives

    • September 16, 2019
    • BBC Two

    Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers and make the SS Germany’s only paramilitary force.

Season 2 - Dictators at War

  • S02E01 Barbarossa

    • February 14, 2022
    • BBC Two

    At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, all while preparing an attack on the Soviet Union.

  • S02E02 Stalingrad

    • February 21, 2022
    • BBC Two

    The Nazis have lost in Moscow. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies - with no one to hold them back. In Stalin Hitler has met his match - it's now a fight to the death.

  • S02E03 The Home Front

    • February 28, 2022
    • BBC Two

    Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats. Deep rifts emerge, and his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice, and an enemy within plots to kill Hitler.

Season 3 - The Downfall

  • S03E01 Who Will Betray Him?

    • October 10, 2022
    • BBC Two

    Germany is losing the war, but Hitler refuses surrender. Instead, he pursues a policy of total war, which plays out as a psychological drama within his inner circle.

  • S03E02 Hitler’s Birthday

    • October 17, 2022
    • BBC Two

    At the end of March 1945, Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and with Berlin under daily bombardment, Hitler has permanently retreated to his bunker.

  • S03E03 Into the Abyss

    • October 24, 2022
    • BBC Two

    In April 1945, most of Germany is occupied by invading Allied forces. As the Soviets near Hitler's hiding places, the Nazi regime starts to disintegrate.

Season 4 - The Manhunt

  • S04E01 Most Wanted

    • September 19, 2023
    • BBC Two

    In the immediate aftermath of World War II, as the Allies uncover the scale of the Holocaust, the hunt is on to capture and convict the highest-ranking Nazis.

  • S04E02 The Ratline

    • September 26, 2023
    • BBC Two

    As the Cold War escalates, most Nazi hunting is abandoned. Suddenly, Nazis are able to return to normal life or find refuge overseas. Thousands begin new lives in South America.

  • S04E03 The Reckoning

    • October 3, 2023
    • BBC Two

    In the 1960s and 70s, WW2 is a distant memory, but a few diehards are determined to hunt down thousands of Nazi war criminals, some of whom are living in plain sight.