Hell Below

Claustrophobic and nerve-jangling, it puts you inside a steel tube waiting for depth charges, mixing expert talk with tense re-enactments.

Created by

Ian Herring

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Paul Snider, Patrick Truelove, Matthias Brunert

Overview

Hell Below is an event-based series charting the stealth game of sub sea warfare, tracking the dramatic narrative from contact to attack of the greatest submarine patrols of World War II. From the rise of the Wolfpack to the drive for victory in the Pacific, we profile the strategic masterminds and the rapid evolution of technology and tactics, as the threat of undersea warfare brings every sailor's worst nightmare to life. Expert analysis and stock footage are woven with narrative driven re-enactments filmed on authentic Second World War era submarines to place the characters at the heart of the action.

How it feels

Tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, survival, technology, death

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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