Two-hour special debuts across platforms in August Two-hour special debuts across platforms in August
A+E Networks International, History U. S. and Hulu Japan have co-produced a new two-hour documentary marking the 75th anniversary of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in wartime called “Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later.”
Directed by award-winning documentarian James Erskine (“Billie,” “This is Football,” “Sachin: A Billion Dreams”), the documentary covers the bombing of Japan at the end of World War II, using never-before-seen archival footage and color film from the immediate aftermath of the bomb, as well as audio testimony from victims.
The documentary special will premiere on Hulu Japan and History in the U. S. on Sunday, Aug. 2, and later on History Japan on Aug. 30. The History U. S. airing will be titled simply “Hiroshima: 75 Years Later.”
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Here is the synopsis:
“A+E Networks International and HISTORY, are pleased to partner with Hulu Japan on this historic, poignant documentary, 75 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” said Steve MacDonald, president of global content sales and international at A+E Networks.
