World On Fire: Season 1

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World On Fire

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PBS | BBC One | Season Premiere Date: April 5, 2020

Summary: Set during the first year of World War II, the drama written by Peter Bowker follows the lives of British Army translator Harry Chase (Jonah Hauer-King); his Polish lover Kasia (Zofia Wichłacz); Lois (Julia Brown), his girlfriend in Manchester; American war correspondent Nancy Campbell (Helen Hunt); American surgeon Webster O’Connor (BrianSet during the first year of World War II, the drama written by Peter Bowker follows the lives of British Army translator Harry Chase (Jonah Hauer-King); his Polish lover Kasia (Zofia Wichłacz); Lois (Julia Brown), his girlfriend in Manchester; American war correspondent Nancy Campbell (Helen Hunt); American surgeon Webster O’Connor (Brian J. Smith) and his lover Albert Fallou (Parker Sawyers).

[Premiered originally on BBC One on 29 Sep 2019 and in the US as a part of PBS's Masterpiece on 5 Apr 2020]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: November 10, 2019
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: November 3, 2019
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: November 3, 2019

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Brian Lowry

Apr 5, 2020

If not a light escape, it makes for a beautifully made, extremely soapy "Masterpiece" series. Read full review

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Apr 2, 2020

There are parts of “World on Fire,” a 2019 work written for the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, that aren’t equal to the whole, and some characters that don’t ring true, but their number is negligible. As is their impact on this extraordinarily affecting series, so clearly powered by its passion for the history it represents, and by a remarkable cast. Read full review

Terry Terrones

Apr 1, 2020

“World on Fire” hits the ground running and doesn’t let up. While it might take a bit of time to grasp everything onscreen, once you do you’re in for an emotional and jaw-dropping ride. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Apr 2, 2020

It’s an ambitious and broad look at the onslaught of war and the ugliness — as well as the occasional heroism, but mostly the ugliness — that it ushered in. Read full review

Mike Hale

Apr 3, 2020

The themes and outlines of “World on Fire” are firmly middle of the road — you imagine a good share of the audience watching it over tea and a biscuit — but Bowker has worked conscientiously to make the manifold subplots a little different from the norm for World War II dramas. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Apr 3, 2020

A a chillier and occasionally provocative rumination on how hard it can be to navigate an altered world. These characters are full of ambivalence, doubt and occasional resignations to their fates. ... The writing is brisk and efficient, but it does take a few more episodes (there are seven in all) to make the best use of actors as talented as Hunt, Bean and Manville. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Apr 6, 2020

The ambitious seven-part Masterpiece series World on Fire covers a lot of ground in its first season, but it still can't help feeling like every World War II drama you've ever seen. [30 Mar - 12 Apr 2020, p.8]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

70
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 15, 2023
Season 1

74
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 5, 2020
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  S1:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: November 10, 2019
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: November 3, 2019
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: November 3, 2019
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: October 27, 2019
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: October 27, 2019
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: October 20, 2019
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: October 13, 2019
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: October 13, 2019
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: October 6, 2019
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  S1:E2. Episode #1.2
  Air Date: October 6, 2019
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: April 6, 2020
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: September 29, 2019