Holocaust
Holocaust Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
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About
"The broadcast that made a nation look back"
This 1978 miniseries follows two intertwined German families through the 1930s and into the war: the Jewish Weiss family, whose lives are torn apart by escalating persecution, and a young lawyer who rises within the Nazi bureaucracy. It's a sweeping, melodramatic historical drama that moves from Kristallnacht through ghettos and camps, anchored by early, striking performances from Meryl Streep and James Woods. The tone is grave and unflinching for network television of its era, and its real weight comes from how directly it forced mass audiences, especially in Germany, to reckon with the Holocaust.
the early Meryl Streep and James Woods performances and its historic cultural impact.
you prefer subtle storytelling over sweeping melodrama and emotionally grueling, direct depictions.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part 1: 1935-1940 | 7.9 | 279 | 86 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part 2: 1941-1942 | 7.9 | 251 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part 3: 1942-1944 | 7.8 | 215 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Part 4: 1944-1945 | 8.1 | 229 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Part 5: The Liberation | 7.5 | 70 | 92 min |