Phileas Fogg's wager of £20,000 would be worth over £1.8 million in 2020.
The music for this series, co-credited to Hans Zimmer (episodes 3 through 8) and Christian Lundberg (all 8 episodes), includes easily recognizable references to the score of 2006's Casino Royale, and (somewhat more indirect) references to the score of the 2017-17 BBC series Sherlock. The composer David Arnold was credited in both cases: as sole composer of the former (although he mimicked beautifully, while quoting from, the original Bond scores by John Barry), and as co-composer of the latter (with Michael Price).
The character of Abigail Fix may have been inspired by Nelly Bly, a pioneering woman journalist who, in an attempt to emulate Fogg, actually did circumnavigate the globe in 72 days in 1889.
Has been renewed for a second season.
In this adaptation of Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days" tale, Fix is changed to female and is a journalist instead of an inspector.