World on Fire (2019)

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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.

• Released: 2019-09-29
• Genres: Drama, War & Politics
• Seasons: 2, 13 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 0m
• Network: BBC One
• Status: Canceled
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 81 votes

Created by Peter Bowker.

Top cast

• Jonah Hauer-King as Harry Chase
• Julia Brown as Lois Bennett
• Helen Hunt as Nancy Campbell
• Zofia Wichłacz as Kasia Tomaszeski
• Lesley Manville as Robina Chase
• Brian J. Smith as Webster O'Connor
• Parker Sawyers as Albert Fallou
• Tomasz Kot as Stefan Tomaszeski
• Gregg Sulkin as David
• Ahad Raza Mir as Rajib

Full cast & crew

Where to watch World on Fire

• United States: stream on PBS, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+; watch free on KQED; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on iciTouTV, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store

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• SEAL Team (2017)
• Traitors (2019)
• Tour of Duty (1987)
• The Pacific (2010)
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