
World War II: From the Frontlines(2023)
Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before.


The three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States.

Christian McKay
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alice Bounsall
Eleanor Roosevelt

Rufus Jones
Theodore Roosevelt
Adrian Galley

Jazzara Jaslyn

Pierre Malherbe
Rupert Anderson
Anthony C. Hyde

Jacques Adriaanse

Sean Cameron Michael
FDR is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of world war ii, franklin delano roosevelt, adolf hitler. Created by Doris Kearns Goodwin, it stars Christian McKay, Alice Bounsall, Rufus Jones. The three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States.
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During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.

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