Hitler's Circle of Evil

Synopsis

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

First Air Date: 2018-01-30

Last Air Date: 2018-08-12

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Created By: Matthew Hinchcliffe, Simon Deeley, Vicky Matthews

Networks: Sky History

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Top Cast

Alisdair Simpson as N/A
Jonathon Michaels as N/A
Steve Munroe as N/A
Conan Sweeny as Young Himmler
Zivile Matikiene as Joseph Goebbels' Secretary
Vic Waghorn as High Ranking German Officer
Chris Wilson as Fritz Sauckel
Kurt Erickson as Hans Frank (uncredited)
Alex Dee as Hermann Goering (uncredited)

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Heroes & Misfits (2018-01-30)

War heroes, disaffected workers, a wealthy playwright and an enigmatic veteran named Adolf Hitler create a movement fueled by mythology and racism.
Ep. 2: Regrouping (2018-01-30)

Imprisoned and his followers scattered, Hitler in 1923 seems to be finished, until he and Rudolf Hess devise a new strategy and a new path to power.
Ep. 3: Fall of Röhm (2018-01-30)

The stock market crash in the U.S. makes the Nazis seem prescient, but newfound respect means the party must be purged of rivalrous elements.
Ep. 4: The Rise of Antisemitism (2018-01-30)

Himmler, Goebbels and Goering jockey for position while the Nazis rise to control Germany and plot to launch their vicious antisemitic programs.
Ep. 5: The Berghof Set (2018-04-13)

As the country's economy falters, the Nazis plan invasions and a racial purge while the leaders of the inner circle fight to win Hitler's favor.
Ep. 6: The Madness of Rudolf Hess (2018-04-13)

As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.
Ep. 7: The Fall and Rise of Reinhard (2018-04-13)

SS head Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to enact a plan of ethnic cleansing that becomes a blueprint for the Holocaust.
Ep. 8: Rise of the Sychophants (2018-08-12)

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.
Ep. 9: Beginning of the End (2018-08-12)

As the war fails, the inner circle responds with strategies to save itself, from plotting the Führer's assassination to negotiating with the allies.
Ep. 10: Meltdown (2018-08-12)

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.