With fascism on the rise, local wars threatening to spill their banks and set off a global conflagration, and the populace staggering under crushing economic conditions, all eyes turn to Downing Street and the one man dogged enough to lead the nation through its darkest hour…Unfortunately, it’s Keir Starmer. But here’s a new documentary series about Winston Churchill to take your mind off things.
How to watch Churchill at War in Australia
Churchill at War is streaming in Australia exclusively on Netflix from December 4, 2024.
Churchill at War: Season 1
What is Churchill at War about?
In addition to the usual suspects appearing via archival footage, reenactment sequences see Churchill played by Christian McKay, Stalin by Martin Kluge, and Roosevelt by Langley Kirkwood. Oddly enough, McKay played Roosevolt just the other year in the similar biographical series, FDR. Interview subjects include…uh…Boris Johnson. Okay. But Ron Howard and Brian Glazer are on executive producer duties, so that’s good, right?
The cast of Churchill at War
In addition to the usual suspects appearing via archival footage, reenactment sequences see Churchill played by Christian McKay, Stalin by Martin Kluge, and Roosevelt by Langley Kirkwood. Oddly enough, McKay played Roosevolt just the other year in the similar biographical series, FDR. Interview subjects include… uh… Boris Johnson. Okay. But Ron Howard and Brian Glazer are on Executive Producer duties, so that’s good, right?
Churchill at War trailer
Why we’re excited about Churchill at War
Eh, could go either way. Here in the Antipodes, where this missive is being written, we’re still a bit sore about the Dardenelles Campaign…which, to be fair, may not have been old Churchy’s fault, depending on who you listen to. But he probably was the right man for the time re: WWII. We’ll hold our judgement on this one.
