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[02/16/24 - 11:43 PM]
Development Update: Week of February 12-16
Updates include: NBC gives pilot order to "Grosse Pointe Garden Society"; The CW gives targets for "All American: Homecoming," "Superman & Lois"; and "Tacoma FD," "This Fool" and "World on Fire" among latest cancellations.

[08/28/23 - 09:01 AM]
PBS Premieres Seven Dramas This Fall
Throughout September and October, PBS will premiere new episodes of six returning drama series, including the long-awaited return of "World on Fire."

[08/21/23 - 09:02 AM]
Video: "World on Fire" Season 2 Trailer
Starring Jonah Hauer-King, Lesley Manville, and an ensemble cast, season two takes viewers from the war-torn streets of Britain deep into Nazi Germany, the resistance within occupied France, and the brutal sands of the North African desert.

[06/30/23 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "World on Fire" Season 2 Preview
Season two stars Jonah Hauer-King, Lesley Manville and an ensemble cast in the next chapter of this epic World War II drama.

[01/17/23 - 04:21 PM]
Shows Coming to "Masterpiece" in 2023 and Beyond
Newcomers include the "Magpie Murders" sequel "Moonflower Murders" and the Helena Bonham-Carter-led "Nolly."

[05/25/22 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 25
Updates include: Lifetime delays "The Bad Seed Returns"; J.J. Abrams brings "Speed Racer" TV series to Apple; and Gregg Sulkin joins the cast of "World on Fire" at PBS.

[11/10/19 - 01:59 PM]
"World on Fire" Will Return for a Second Season
The newcomer bows next year on PBS in the United States.

[08/28/19 - 05:35 AM]
Video: "World on Fire" Trailer
Sean Bean, Helen Hunt, Jonah Hauer-King, Lesley Manville and Blake Harrison star in the epic World War II drama, coming on PBS.







WORLD ON FIRE (PBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
4/5/20 - 11/19/23
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2023-2024 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
2 (13 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 2/12/24
DESCRIPTION:
(from PBS's web site, October 2023) World on Fire, starring Jonah Hauer King, Lesley Manville, and an ensemble cast, is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping, and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in multiple countries as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Agata Kulesza as Maria Tomaszeski
· Arthur Darvill as Wing Commander Vernon Hunter
· Blake Harrison as Sergeant Stan Raddings
· Brian J. Smith as Webster O'Connor
· Charlie Creed-Miles as David Walker
· Ewan Mitchell as Tom Bennett
· Helen Hunt as Nancy Campbell
· Johannes Zeiler as Uwe Rossler
· Jonah Hauer-King as Harry Chase
· Julia Brown as Lois Bennett
· Lesley Manville as Robina Chase
· Mateusz Więcławek as Grzegorz Tomaszeski
· Max Riemelt as Schmidt
· Parker Sawyers as Albert Fallou
· Patrick Kennedy as Campbell.
· Sean Bean as Douglas Bennett
· Tomasz Kot as Stefan Tomaszeski
· Victoria Mayer as Claudia Rossler
· Yrsa Daley-Ward as Connie Knight
· Zofia Wichłacz as Kasia Tomaszeski
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adam Smith as DIR (Pilot)
· Damien Timmer as EP
· Helen Ziegler as EP
· Lucy Richer as EP
· Peter Bowker as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Mammoth Screen