Plot Synopsis

Narrated by Meryl Streep and directed by Laurent Bouzereau, FIVE CAME BACK is a three-part documentary series tells the extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II - and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five filmmakers who interrupted their successful careers to serve their country, risk their lives and bring the truth back to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Adapted from Mark Harris' best-selling book, "Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War," this series guides viewers through the different personalities, interweaving chronologies and globe-trotting locales using the voices of five modern cinematic masters: Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo Del Toro, Paul Greengrass and Lawrence Kasdan. Tracing the ways patriotism and industry existed side by side, and the role Hollywood played in mobilizing and shaping the consciousness of a divided America, Bouzereau and his team gathered over 100 hours of archival and newsreel footage; watched over 40 documentaries and training films directed and produced by the five directors during the war; and studied 50 studio films and over 30 hours of outtakes and raw footage from their war films. Netflix released all three episodes of FIVE CAME BACK on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT.