About the Show

Season 2 of World on Fire comes to MASTERPIECE on Sunday, October 15th at 9/8c!

World on Fire 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. You can see all seven episodes of Season 1 now when you watch with PBS Passport, an added member benefit.

Season 2 picks up in 1941. RAF pilots are sent to destroy German bombers prowling the skies above Manchester, with rescue operations underway on the streets below. The true reality of war has arrived in Britain. Telling the story of World War II through the eyes of ordinary people, following intrepid young heroes fighting for freedom, World on Fire’s return will take 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 – where troops struggle to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

Lesley Manville (Magpie Murders, The Crown, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) and Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women on MASTERPIECE, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Howard’s End) lead the stellar cast.

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