Release Date

29 Sep, 2019

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

13/2

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

World on Fire

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Series 1

29 Sep, 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

16 Jul, 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.

Created By

Actors

Jonah Hauer-King

Julia Brown

Helen Hunt

Zofia Wichłacz

Lesley Manville

Brian J. Smith

Parker Sawyers

Tomasz Kot

Gregg Sulkin

Ahad Raza Mir

Eryk Biedunkiewicz

Crew

Lucy Richer

Peter Bowker

Chris Clough

Damien Timmer

Helen Ziegler

Dan Jones