Top 7 World War 2 shows on Netflix ranked – and No.1 will surprise you

There are plenty of TV dramas and documentaries about the heartbreak faced around the world during the Second World War.

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The highest-rated TV dramas on have been ranked, and the results may be surprising.

All The Light We Cannot See first appeared on in November 2023, and was based on the 2014 by Anthony Doerr. Developed for by Peaky Blinders legend Steven Knight, it follows the journey of blind Marie-Laure and Werner Pfennig, a German boy forced to join and fight for the Nazis.

Also starring Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo, it came out on top on ranking website Reel Good, despite getting mixed reviews from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.

But there are plenty of other TV series to catch up, from British codebreakers, to spies trying to exact revenge after being forced to flee their countries.

Which other shows lost out to the hit miniseries?

Jaguar cast

7. Jaguar

Spanish TV drama Jaguar follows a Holocaust survivor who joins a group of spies who are seeking revenge against the Nazis after being forced to flee to Spain after WWII. 

Airing for just one season in 2021, it starred Isabel Garrido as Blanca Suarez, a refugee who trains herself to become a spy.

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Traitors

6. Traitors

British miniseries follows a young woman in the Cabinet Office find her world turned upside as she is recruited as an agent by the United States Office of Strategic Services.

Also starring Keeley Hawes as senior civil servant Priscilla Garrick, this series got complimentary reviews on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.

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Bletchley Circle: San Francisco cast

5. Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

Airing from just 2018 to 2019 for one season, The Bletchley Circle spin-off followed two female British code breakers join a team with US cryptographers to solve murders in San Francisco.

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Gyeongsong Creature cast

4. Gyeongsong Creature

This TV drama sees two South Koreans take on a monster created by the Japanese in 1945, following them their occupation following the war. 

Following a series of biological experiments performed on humans, a monster is created in a hospital and must be stopped.

It released its second series in 2024

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