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Discover popular and highly rated war & politics TV shows. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2023 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 102 votes
Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 279 votes
World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 130 votes
Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 107 votes
The spy game is a serious business, and throughout history, the tools and technologies developed for it have mattered as much as the spies themselves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 127 votes
Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 154 votes
When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 194 votes
A diverse, dedicated, rough-and-tumble squad of soldiers spearheads the Allied invasion of Italy during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 373 votes
Five-part adaptation of Anne Frank's famous wartime diaries in which a young teenager and her family go into hiding from the Nazis in wartime Amsterdam. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 185 votes
A look at the impact of Spain’s Basque conflict on ordinary people on both sides, such as the widow of a man killed by the ETA who returns to her home village after the 2011 ceasefire between the separatist group and the Spanish government, and her former intimate friend, the mother of a jailed terrorist. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 138 votes
Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 245 votes
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 121 votes
The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 194 votes
This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 141 votes
Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colorised archive footage from World War II, much of it never before seen, Sacrifice recounts the story of D-Day through the testimonies of those who lived it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.