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World on Fire

★ 7.6 (71 votes) | 2019 | 1h 0m
DramaWar & Politics
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Canceled
  • First Air Date September 29, 2019
  • Last Air Date August 20, 2023
  • Seasons 2
  • Episodes 13
  • Networks BBC One

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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 in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

Series 2
Series 2

6 episodes • 2023

Series two takes viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the sands of the North African desert, where British troops struggle alongside Indian Sappers and Australian Diggers to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

Videos

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
World on Fire Masterpiece Trailer
World on Fire Masterpiece Trailer

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