These iconic international series on MHz Choice capture the dramas, horrors, and lives of WWII.
War rarely stays on the battlefield: it creeps into kitchens, waits in police stations, and sits quietly in a village square. That’s the terrain MHz Choice’s WWII collection explores. From the streets of Nazi-occupied France in A French Village to waning Weimar glamour in Babylon Berlin, these series make you forget textbook history. They are gripping, character-first dramas that make you feel the war from the inside. Stream them all now on MHz Choice.
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A French Village
DRAMA | FRANCE | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-MA | 2009
In a small town in occupied France, ordinary people face impossible choices. Over the course of the German occupation, neighbors become collaborators, resisters, or something in between, revealing the moral cost of survival under Nazi rule.
All seven seasons are streaming now.
Babylon Berlin
DRAMA – CRIME | GERMANY | GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-MA | 2017
Set in Weimar-era Berlin, this stylish crime drama follows a troubled police inspector navigating a city of glamour, corruption, and political extremism, as Germany’s fragile democracy edges toward collapse.
Seasons 1-4 are streaming now, with Season 5 coming in 2027.
Das Boot
DRAMA | GERMANY | GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-MA | 2018
Aboard a claustrophobic U-boat, a young crew battles fear, boredom, and the constant threat of death beneath the waves. This tense war drama strips away wartime glory to show the terror and camaraderie of life at sea.
All episodes of Season 1 are streaming now. Season 2 premieres August 4, with Seasons 3-4 coming soon. Available in the U.S. only.
Elsa Morante’s La Storia
DRAMA | ITALY | ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-MA | 2024
Based on Elsa Morante’s celebrated novel, this Italian miniseries follows Ida, a widowed schoolteacher hiding her Jewish heritage in occupied Rome, as she fights to protect her sons through war, poverty, and persecution.
The Heavy Water War
DRAMA | NORWAY | NORWEGIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14 | 2015
This gripping six-part drama recounts the real-life race to stop Nazi Germany from building an atomic bomb, following the Norwegian saboteurs and British intelligence agents who risked everything to destroy a heavy water plant in Rjukan.
Turncoat
DRAMA | GERMANY | GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-MA | 2020
A young German soldier wrestles with duty, guilt, and conscience on the brutal Eastern Front, ultimately defecting to fight alongside the Red Army in this acclaimed WWII drama.
