• 2018
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Episode list

Hitler's Circle of Evil
The Rise and Fall of Reinhard Heydrich
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
  • S1.E7
  • The Rise and Fall of Reinhard Heydrich
SS head Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to enact a plan of ethnic cleansing that becomes a blueprint for the Holocaust.
7.8 /10
Meltdown
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
  • S1.E10
  • Meltdown
Exit strategies are put into action by the members of the inner circle when the Allies surround the capitol and Hitler perishes by his own hand.
7.8 /10
The Madness of Rudolf Hess
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
  • S1.E6
  • The Madness of Rudolf Hess
As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolph Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.
7.7 /10
Heroes and Misfits

S1.E1 ∙ Heroes and Misfits

Tue, Feb 20, 2018
Warheroes, unsatisfied workers, a rich playwright, and the mysterious veteran Adolf Hitler start a movement based on mythology and racism.
7.6 /10
Regrouping

S1.E2 ∙ Regrouping

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
It's 1923, Hitler is imprisoned and he has little support. His career seems at an end until he and Rudolf Hess think of a new way to get power.
7.6 /10
The Fall of Rohm

S1.E3 ∙ The Fall of Rohm

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
The financial crisis in the USA makes the Nazis look good. But in order to keep their new supporters they need to cleanse the party.
7.6 /10
Rise of Antisemitism

S1.E4 ∙ Rise of Antisemitism

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
Himmler, Goebbels and Göring fight for their position within in the party while its influence grows in Germany.
7.6 /10
The Berghof Set

S1.E5 ∙ The Berghof Set

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
As the Third Reich prepares for war, ruthless infighting divides the leadership of the Nazi-party, Rudolph Hess, Herman Goering and Joseph Goebbels are all vying to be the Fuhrer's favorite. But then a new player steps onto the scene. Martin Bormann, a little known party-organizer, is intent on crushing all his rivals. With fox-like cunning he willingly takes charge of the rebuilding of Hitler's mountain retreat, because he is shrewd enough to see this could be his ticket to the big time.
7.6 /10
The Madness of Rudolf Hess

S1.E6 ∙ The Madness of Rudolf Hess

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolph Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.
7.7 /10
Rise of the Sycophants

S1.E8 ∙ Rise of the Sycophants

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
At a critical juncture of the war in 1942, Germany's manufacturing capacity is strained and Hitler turns not to a general but architect Albert Speer.
7.5 /10
Beginning of the End

S1.E9 ∙ Beginning of the End

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
As the war fails, the inner circle responds with strategies to save itself, from plotting the Führer's assassination to negotiating with the Allies.
7.6 /10
Meltdown

S1.E10 ∙ Meltdown

Wed, Feb 21, 2018
Exit strategies are put into action by the members of the inner circle when the Allies surround the capitol and Hitler perishes by his own hand.
7.8 /10
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