Top Rated War Politics TV Series on The Roku Channel

Lioness

2023

Lioness

2023
8.1
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
Hitler: The Rise of Evil

2003

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

2003
7.1
This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.
The White Princess

2017

The White Princess

2017
7.7
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
'Allo 'Allo!

1984

'Allo 'Allo!

1984
7.8
The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
TURN: Washington's Spies

2014

TURN: Washington's Spies

2014
7.1
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

2005

Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

2005
7.6
This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Cleopatra

1999

Cleopatra

1999
6.6
Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman followers and his wife are not pleased by the union. In fact, as Caesar has only a daughter by his wife, he had picked Octavian as his successor.
Tour of Duty

1987

Tour of Duty

1987
8.1
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
Das Boot

2018

Das Boot

2018
7
An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance in the WWII drama.
D-Day Sacrifice

2014

D-Day Sacrifice

2014
6.9
Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colorised archive footage from World War II, much of it never before seen, Sacrifice recounts the story of D-Day through the testimonies of those who lived it. These important historical days are seen through the eyes of French civilians and members of the military fighting on both sides. The testimonies of famous individuals like Dwight D. Eisenhower and Erwin Rommel are intertwined with those of anonymous soldiers and citizens, such as film director Samuel Fuller and Eisenhower's chauffeur, Kay Summersby. From the preparations for D-Day all the way through to the liberation of Paris, the accounts of these men and women provide a moving and invaluable retelling of this pivotal time in history.
Manhattan

2014

Manhattan

2014
7
Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.
Love in the Moonlight

2016

Love in the Moonlight

2016
7
A young Joseon woman who's lived her whole life as a man ends up as a eunuch in the royal palace, where she begins to bond with the crown prince.
Mary & George

2024

Mary & George

2024
7.1
In 17th century England, Mary Villiers molds her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I, intending to gain riches and influence through outrageous schemes.
The Hour

2011

The Hour

2011
7.4
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
Hitler's Circle of Evil

2018

Hitler's Circle of Evil

2018
7.2
Surviving power struggles, betrayals and plots, Hitler's inner circle of Nazi leaders seizes control of Germany and designs its disastrous future.
Dark Hearts

2023

Dark Hearts

2023
8
The French Special Forces are deployed in Iraq, on the eve of the battle of Mosul, in October 2016. The members of this commando have the mission of finding and exfiltrating the daughter and the grandson of an important French Emir of Daesh who captured and who will cooperate with them only on this condition.
Roadkill

2020

Roadkill

2020
6.4
Politician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
The Halcyon

2017

The Halcyon

2017
6.3
The story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the centre of London society and a world at war.
WWII in HD

2009

WWII in HD

2009
7.6
WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History Channel. The program focuses on the firsthand experiences of twelve American service members during World War II, including an Army nurse, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a second generation Japanese American and prisoner of war, and an Austrian Jewish immigrant. The twelve members recorded their time in both theaters and some had later interviews; found footage from the battlefield was paired with the stories of the twelve service members. The episodes premiered on five consecutive days, with two episodes per day. The series is narrated by Gary Sinise and was produced by Lou Reda Productions in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bomb Girls

2012

Bomb Girls

2012
7.2
Focusing on a group of women working in a munitions plant during World War II, this ensemble drama depicts the dangers and new experiences they face.