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World on Fire

  • TV Series
  • 2019–2023
  • TV-14
  • 57m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
8.7K
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Zofia Wichlacz, Jonah Hauer-King, and Julia Brown in World on Fire (2019)
WWII drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.
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World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war.

  • Creator
    • Peter Bowker
  • Stars
    • Jonah Hauer-King
    • Zofia Wichlacz
    • Lesley Manville
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    8.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,256
    2,011
    • Creator
      • Peter Bowker
    • Stars
      • Jonah Hauer-King
      • Zofia Wichlacz
      • Lesley Manville
    • 221User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

    Episodes13

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    World On Fire: Season 2
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    Jonah Hauer-King
    Jonah Hauer-King
    • Harry Chase
    • 2019–2023
    Zofia Wichlacz
    Zofia Wichlacz
    • Kasia Tomaszeski…
    • 2019–2023
    Lesley Manville
    Lesley Manville
    • Robina Chase
    • 2019–2023
    Eryk Biedunkiewicz
    • Jan Tomaszeski
    • 2019–2023
    Julia Brown
    Julia Brown
    • Lois Bennett
    • 2019–2023
    Yrsa Daley-Ward
    Yrsa Daley-Ward
    • Connie Knight…
    • 2019–2023
    Eugénie Derouand
    • Henriette…
    • 2019–2023
    Parker Sawyers
    Parker Sawyers
    • Albert Fallou
    • 2019–2023
    Mateusz Wieclawek
    Mateusz Wieclawek
    • Grzegorz Tomaszeski
    • 2019–2023
    Blake Harrison
    Blake Harrison
    • Stan…
    • 2019–2023
    Ewan Mitchell
    Ewan Mitchell
    • Tom Bennett…
    • 2019–2023
    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Nancy Campbell
    • 2019
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Douglas Bennett
    • 2019
    Max Riemelt
    Max Riemelt
    • Schmidt
    • 2019
    Ahad Raza Mir
    Ahad Raza Mir
    • Rajib
    • 2023
    Gregg Sulkin
    Gregg Sulkin
    • David
    • 2023
    Brian J. Smith
    Brian J. Smith
    • Webster O'Connor
    • 2019
    Johannes Zeiler
    Johannes Zeiler
    • Uwe Rossler
    • 2019
    • Creator
      • Peter Bowker
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    10tobyshjones

    Nice to see Polish side

    Nice to see the polish side of the story and how horrifying it all was. Glad the bbc used well known polish actors rather than British actors with accents. Lends an authenticity to proceedings. Well acted throughout and great to see heavyweights like Helen hunt and Sean bean and Lesley Manville in tv
    9jerry-70896

    Homophobia and people expecting a documentary. It's drama folks...well done and acted.

    Really amazed at amount of critical reviewers who base their criticism of a drama on history. This is a fictional account of some personal experiences of WWII not a documentary. Using your criteria, then all drama must be reviewed in terms of history and condemned if not absolutely accurate. Also, amazed that some reviewers are concerned about the bad depiction of Nazis and the display of blatant homophobic remarks as well as using the typical PC attack. I do see homophobic remarks in many reviews of any movie/series that has major gay roles. Looks like lots of right-wing and possibly Nazi nuts reviewing this but I guess that is to be expected when WWII related presentations are involved. But even with all this negativity, it has a decent rating because this series is well presented and acted. Great dramatic presentation of personal experiences and the challenges and heartache they faced in a horrific crisis.
    8mariapirelli

    Has Promise

    I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode and am already feel empathy towards some of the characters and look forward to seeing how their lives pan out. I particularly liked that you can see the human drama play out against the backdrop of war and not vice versa. Hope it stays this way and l shall look forward to Sunday nights.
    8philip-00197

    Gordon Bennet...

    1/10.... reallly? Poor acting... really?

    You are on this forum, as am I, for ONE reason - to convey the cinematic qualities of what we have before us. This is NOT a historical debate forum. I'm glad we got that out of the way....

    World on Fire delivers. It doesn't deliver historical accuracy - but it delivers "the sense of the moment" and it does so pretty damn well.

    This is a half full glas and it's contents are pretty tasty. Any review below 6/10 cannot be taken seriously.

    Enjoy.
    rsvp321

    Too PC...Updated Ep 4

    Below the line is my original post.

    I've just finished episode 4, and I've lowered my rating to a "2/10". Unbelievable that they've obviously used writers that have *zero* knowledge of basic warfare, or tactics of WWII. The British soldiers are portrayed as unorganised idiots that are so happy-go-lucky that they keep getting surprised by Germans because they don't even post sentries! For the record, at the beginning of the war, Brits were fierce warriors, even though severely outgunned.

    The Germans in Poland keep falling for the female bait to their doom, but there's no retaliation against the innocent citizens?!

    Oh, it's getting very, very bad, and not even Sean Bean can help this one.

    I'll keep watching, but *only* because there's three episodes left.

    Original.....................................................................................V

    I was quite stoked for this after the first episode, even excusing some of the bad writing. I gave it a generous "9".

    After the second episode, it's obvious that the men are weak, bumbling incompetents.

    All the women are the leaders, strong, defiant, organized, and in charge.

    Too bad that Hollywood has corrupted British film makers...

    My rating slid to "5" stars, I'll adjust as necessary as the series progresses.

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    • Trivia
      The weaponry in the Danzig Post Office is, in part, wrong. The Poles used their version of the American Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). The program armed them with British BREN guns.
    • Goofs
      The characters of Kasia and her mother are listed in the credits with the surname Tomaszeski. However, as women their name in Polish would be Tomaszeska.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Jonathan Ross Show: Liam Gallagher/Michelle Keegan/Sean Bean/Rose Matafeo (2019)

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
      • German
      • French
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • 戰火浮生
    • Filming locations
      • Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production company
      • Mammoth Screen
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      • 57m
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