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World on Fire (2019)

7.6/10 Canceled 60 min Sep 29, 2019 2 Seasons
Drama War & Politics

The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.

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Show Details

Original Title World on Fire
Original Language EN
Status Canceled
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 13
Total Seasons 2
Popularity 7.7

Networks

BBC One
GB

Cast

Jonah Hauer-King
Jonah Hauer-King
Harry Chase
13 episodes
Julia Brown
Julia Brown
Lois Bennett
13 episodes
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Nancy Campbell
13 episodes
Zofia Wichłacz
Zofia Wichłacz
Kasia Tomaszeski
13 episodes
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville
Robina Chase
13 episodes
Brian J. Smith
Brian J. Smith
Webster O'Connor
13 episodes
Parker Sawyers
Parker Sawyers
Albert Fallou
13 episodes
Tomasz Kot
Tomasz Kot
Stefan Tomaszeski
13 episodes
Eryk Biedunkiewicz
Eryk Biedunkiewicz
Jan Tomaszeski
13 episodes
Ewan Mitchell
Ewan Mitchell
Tom Bennett
9 episodes
Mateusz Więcławek
Mateusz Więcławek
Grzegorz Tomaszeski
9 episodes
Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt
Schmidt
7 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Peter Bowker
Executive Producer Lucy Richer, Peter Bowker, Damien Timmer
Producer Chris Clough

Seasons

Series 1
Series 1
7 episodes 2019

Series 1 tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland i...

Series 2
Series 2
6 episodes 2023

Series two takes viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the ...

Networks

BBC One
GB

Videos & Trailers

World on Fire Trailer - Sean Bean | Lesley Manville | Jonah Hauer-King - BBC Trailers
World on Fire Trailer - Sean Bean | Lesley Manville | Jonah Hauer-King - BBC Trailers
Trailer
World on Fire Masterpiece Trailer
World on Fire Masterpiece Trailer
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Keywords

world war ii soldier

Reviews from TMDB

Peter89Spencer 6/10
May 7, 2020

While it did featured a good cast, I found the storyline too distressing. So it's kind of a glass half full, half empty situation for me.

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Based on 71 votes

Details
First Air Date September 29, 2019
Last Air Date August 20, 2023
Country GB
Language EN
Status Canceled
Popularity 7.7
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