Yes, very. More sad than 100% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Holocaust leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Holocaust

Name: Holocaust
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1978
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tom Bell, Joseph Bottoms, Tovah Feldshuh, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth

A story of hope in a time of despair

Created by Gerald Green

On NBC

19781 season4 episodes7.3 / 10

A harrowing historical miniseries that traces the destruction of a Jewish family and the moral corruption of a Nazi functionary across the rise of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.

Berlin, Germany, 1935. The day Karl Weiss, a Jewish painter, and Inga Helms, a Christian woman, marry, is the one in which both of them and the entire Weiss family are caught up in the maelstrom of the Nazi regime, the storms of World War II and the horrors of the criminal Final Solution, the Holocaust, the Shoah; while Erik Dorf, an ambitious lawyer, undertakes his fall into hell at the hands of the sinister Reinhard Heydrich.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is Holocaust sad? Yes, very. More sad than 100% of series.
Is Holocaust easy watching? No. Less comforting than 100% of series.
Is Holocaust violent? Yes, very. More violent than 92% of series.
Is Holocaust scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Does Holocaust leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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