World on Fire (2019–2023)

TV ShowEndedDrama, War, History2 seasons, 13 episodes
World on Fire posterReview score: 75%

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Plot

Three young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them. Nothing can survive unchanged. Not even love.

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  1. 01World on Fire S01E07Episode 7S01E07 · 7.0On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon. Season finale.
  2. 02World on Fire S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 6.5When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester?
  3. 03World on Fire S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 6.5December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2019Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S01E01World on Fire S01E01Episode 1September 29, 2019 6.5When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois
  2. S01E02World on Fire S01E02Episode 2October 6, 2019 3.8A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a w
  3. S01E03World on Fire S01E03Episode 3October 13, 2019 6.5December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more perso
  4. S01E04World on Fire S01E04Episode 4October 20, 2019 6.5Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.
  5. S01E05World on Fire S01E05Episode 5October 27, 2019 6.5Harry leads his unit on the route to Dunkirk as they fight to make it onto the beach and aboard a ship. Grzegorz and Tom also struggle to su
  6. S01E06World on Fire S01E06Episode 6November 3, 2019 6.5June 1940. The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again.
  7. S01E07World on Fire S01E07Season's bestEpisode 7November 10, 2019 7.0On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for ha

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2023Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S02E01World on Fire S02E01Season's bestEpisode 1July 16, 2023 6.0The war reaches the sands of the Egyptian desert while bombs fall on Manchester, and Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina’s house
  2. S02E02World on Fire S02E02Episode 2July 23, 2023 6.0As Harry struggles to adapt to the reality of desert combat, Lois still longs to leave home. In Paris, Henriette is in grave danger, and a m
  3. S02E03World on Fire S02E03Episode 3July 30, 2023—As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the
  4. S02E04World on Fire S02E04Episode 4August 6, 2023 6.0As Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, Rajib’s military values are tested. Meanwhile, a familiar face comes to David’s aid
  5. S02E05World on Fire S02E05Episode 5August 13, 2023 6.0Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry’s unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. In Manchester, Kasia is confronted by more of the horrors of t
  6. S02E06World on Fire S02E06Episode 6August 20, 2023 6.0Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Afric

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Jonah Hauer-KingJonah Hauer-KingHarry ChaseJulia BrownJulia BrownLois BennettHelen HuntHelen HuntNancy CampbellZofia WichłaczZofia WichłaczKasia TomaszeskiLesley ManvilleLesley ManvilleRobina ChaseBrian J. SmithBrian J. SmithWebster O'ConnorParker SawyersParker SawyersAlbert FallouTomasz KotTomasz KotStefan Tomaszeski

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