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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is getting further into history pinch 2 caller documentary projects.
The streamer has greenlit a World War II docuseries narrated by Josh Brolin and is expanding its Turning Point strand pinch a post-9/11 characteristic doc.
World War II: Behind Enemy Lines is narrated by Weapons prima Brolin and comes from 72 Films, nan institution down World War II: From nan Frontlines, which won 2 Emmys successful 2024.
The four-part series, which will premiere later this twelvemonth successful nan winter, tells nan communicative of nan 101st Airborne’s penetration of Europe, from D-Day to V-Day, utilizing colorized and antecedently unseen archival footage.
It is exec produced by David Glover and Mark Raphael, who founded nan Fremantle-backed producer, which is down BBC docs The Elon Musk Show and Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy.
Netflix is besides launching Turning Point Generation 9/11, which comes from head Brian Knappenberger, who is down nan Turning Point strand, which has antecedently focused connected nan Vietnam War, nan Cold War and 9/11.
Turning Point: Generation 9/11, which will premiere connected September 2, explores really a azygous time shaped nan adjacent generation. From children who mislaid their parents successful nan attacks to journalists who trim their teeth connected nan original War connected Terror to young Afghans and Marines forced to woody pinch nan fallout of America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan – their gripping stories uncover that nan bequest of 9/11 is measured not only by history, but by nan lives it continues to shape.
The characteristic doc is produced by Knappenberger’s Luminant and he exec produces alongside Clare Tucker, Jennifer Janisch, Alison Klayman and Sarah Huisenga.
It comes aft Netflix launched Knappenberger-directed The American Experiment, a five-part series, exec produced by Tom Hanks, that explores nan origins, struggles, and early of American populist arsenic nan federation approaches its 250th anniversary. It besides precocious launched nan America 250th Collection, a curated slate of documentaries, scripted films, and bid offering introduction points into American history done sports, culture, and beyond.
“History isn’t conscionable thing that happened, it shapes who we are and really we spot nan world. As nan federation celebrated its 250th anniversary, that’s ne'er felt much true,” said Adam Del Deo, VP of Documentary. “Our activity pinch Brian Knappenberger crossed nan Turning Point bid and The American Experiment has shown america that audiences are quiet for storytelling that takes history further, putting consequential events into a larger context. With Turning Point: Generation 9/11 and WWII: Behind Enemy Lines, that contented continues.”
