New Delhi: On June 5, Joe Berlinger’s documentary series Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial, which is about the Third Reich, will make its premiere on Netflix by streaming in its entirety.
The series explores the ascent and fall of Hitler and his supporters, who were empowered by antisemitism, censorship, and propaganda, through the lens of the Nuremberg trials and the first-hand accounts of American writer William L. Shirer.
About the Docuseries
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich, written and published in 1960 by writer William L. Shirer, is the basis for Joe Berlinger’s film Hitler And The Nazis: Evil On Trial. Curiously, an artificial intelligence rendition of Shirer, who passed away in 1993, also narrates the whole documentary.
The story begins with Hitler’s rise to power and continues through the rise and collapse of the Nazi leadership, including the regime’s anti-Semitic policies, censorship, and propaganda.
In this six-hour series, set on the Eastern Front of WWII, re-enactments and talking heads will portray the story of the Third Reich via a narrative based on the Nuremberg trials. To Berlinger, the series stands out from previous WWII documentaries because of the journalist Shirer’s participation.
Analyzing the events in Nazi Germany will show viewers the value of democracy, the vulnerability of democracies to internal threats, and the need of protecting democracies.
Was truly an honor to be asked by my good friend @joeberlinger to work on the musical score for the upcoming @netflix “Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial” series.
Co-composer @VPComposer and I were asked by Joe to produce music that was based on culturally relevant Jewish… pic.twitter.com/Vaa6zDByDi
— Serj Tankian-#SanctionAzerbaijan (@serjtankian) May 31, 2024
When and Where to Watch?
The debut of this historical documentary is scheduled for June 5, 2024, and it will be available only on Netflix.
Póster promocional de la docuserie Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial.
Sigue el ascenso y la caída de Adolf Hitler y los nazis, desde antes de la guerra hasta el Holocausto y los juicios de Núremberg. pic.twitter.com/QRPuBssTgl
— TuSubtitulo (@TuSubtitulocom) May 9, 2024
Cast and Crew
Starring in the series is Scott Alexander Young, while Joe Berlinger is the director.
Smuggler Entertainment is responsible for the production of the series, which is being overseen by Eugen Braunig, Anne-Lise Jacobsen, Lilli Karkowski, Maggie Jay Mellor, Kevin Huffman, and Axel Gerdau.
It was in part due to a survey that was conducted in 2018 by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. In that study, the researchers found that two-thirds of millennials are unaware of what Auschwitz is.
