A+E Global Media and The HISTORY Channel landmark documentary series World War II with Tom Hanks has reached more than 40 million viewers worldwide as of October 9, 2026, following a global rollout across 200 territories in over 40 languages.
In the U.S. the series ranked as cable’s #1 new nonfiction series among Total Viewers this year, A+E’s #1 direct-to-own title in both downloads and revenue, and HISTORY’s top-performing new series across TVE platforms in recent years.
On August 24 — four weeks after the U.S. finale — the series still ranked first on both the Apple TV and Amazon TV sales charts. It spent more than 90 days in Apple’s top five, ranked top five on Amazon across June, July and August, and stands as Amazon’s #1 HISTORY documentary launch to date. The companion podcast has generated over 7 million downloads to date.
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