This premium 2-part event artfully focusses 2000 years of epic action into a highly cinematic narrative arc - explaining the precise turning points and strategic military blunders behind Rome’s unprecedented expansion and inevitable destruction.
Part 1: The Rise: Explores Rome's transition from a highly aggressive, survival-driven Mediterranean republic into a dominant superpower. It highlights how the relentless quest for wealth, land, and power fuelled its unprecedented expansion.
Part 2: The Fall: Details how a combination of internal political corruption, absolute unchecked power, economic strain, and a devastating wave of external invaders ultimately brought a thousand years of imperial rule crashing down
Idris Elba nominated for an Emmy 2025 for Outstanding Narration
Nominated for Best Non-Fiction History & Biography at Realscreen Awards 2025
Nominated for Best New Documentary Series at the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards 2025
Nominated for Best Limited Series at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards
Produced by October Films and Elba’s 22Summers, ERASED: WW2’s HEROES OF COLOR uncovers the long-lost legacies of soldiers of colour during World War II. This landmark series sheds light on the immense contributions of over 8 million individuals who fought heroically for the Allied forces, and whose stories have largely gone untold.
The four-part event weaves a blend of historical dramatisations with curated archival footage, bridging the past with the present to highlight new perspectives on established histories. Each film showcases the personal narratives of soldiers through their never-before-aired oral testimonies and journal writings, along with powerful accounts from their descendants — stories passed down the generations. These gripping and emotional testimonies transport viewers back in time to witness bravery unfold in WW2’s iconic theatres of war.
“PEARL HARBOR”
Premieres June 3 at 9/8c on Nat Geo
“D-DAY”
Premieres June 3 at 10/9c on Nat Geo
“DUNKIRK”
Premieres June 10 at 9/8c on Nat Geo
“BATTLE OF THE BULGE”
Premieres June 10 at 10/9c on Nat Geo
ALL EPISODES STREAMING on Disney+ and Hulu