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Best World War II Dramas and Documentaries Now On Passport

Browse our collection of World War II-themed documentaries and dramas available now on WTIU Passport.

Two brand new World War II-era programs, documentary series My Grandparents’ War and MASTERPIECE drama Atlantic Crossing, are now streaming on WTIU Passport.

Explore other documentaries such as the epic Ken Burns film The War, Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed, Rise of the Nazis, and dramas The Windermere Children, Home Fires, and Resistance, among many others.

These are all available to stream now on WTIU Passport, which is available to any WTIU member who contributes at least $5 a month or $60 annually. 

Ready to get started? Click any of the links below to sign in and start watching or download the free PBS video app and watch on your Roku, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV, phone or tablet.

Not sure if you’re eligible? Check to see if you're an eligible member here, activate your account here, or give now to get access to this fantastic member benefit.  


Atlantic Crossing

A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha. 

 

My Grandparents’ War

Follow leading Hollywood actors as they re-trace the footsteps of their grandparents and learn how World War II changed the lives of their families — and the world.

 

World on Fire

World on Fire, an adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama, follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in five countries as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives.

 

The War

The War by Ken Burns is the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

Latino Americans: War and Peace
(Streaming for Free, No Passport Membership Required)

Explore the World War II years and those that follow, as Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands — but still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights back in the United States.

 


More Drama

       
The Windermere
Children
Home Fires My Mother and
Other Strangers

 

       
Resistance

Mrs. Wilson

Line of Separation

 

 


More Documentaries

 

       
Rise of the Nazis

The Queen at War

Secrets of the Dead:
World War Speed

 

 

       
Harbor from
the Holocaust

The Roosevelts

Nazi Mega Weapons

 


All these – plus more! – are at pbs.org/passport/videos. Check to see if you're an eligible member here, activate your account here, or give now to get access to this fantastic member benefit.

Download the free PBS video app and watch on your Roku, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV, phone or tablet.