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World On Firetv series

World On Fire

2019

Chanya Button, Adam Smith ...

Jonah Hauer-King, Sean Bean, Helen Hunt, Lesley Manville ...

6.3

488

TV Series. War. Drama TV Series (2019-2023). 2 Seasons. 13 Episodes. 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.

Canceled after its second season.

	Media	Author	Review
		Rebecca Nicholson The Guardian	"[2nd Season Review]: totally gripping (...) has an immaculate grasp of tension and character. To watch is to be fully invested in these peoples’ fate (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Hibbs Radio Times	"[2nd Season Review]: it remains immersive, but its structural issues are more prominent than ever (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Anita Singh Telegraph	"[2nd Season Review]: a welcome change of battle scene but it won't set the genre alight (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Mike Hale The New York Times	"There’s some cardboard in the construction, but the narrative tug is strong (...) The best thing about the show is the great Lesley Manville’s performance"
		Jasper Rees Telegraph	"The scale of the drama’s ambition is laudable, specially given the absence of Netflix megabucks (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"This is far from the standard wartime miniseries. It is a beautifully turned ensemble piece, with everyone getting their time in the spotlight (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[It] often bites off more than it can chew (...) Still, the dense episodes (...) do eventually give way to satisfying character development and fresh complications"
		Ed Cumming The Independent	"It’s not especially clever, but it is big, exciting, and packed with watchable actors (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Robyn Bahr The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] lacks the technical finesse required for a war drama to stir the senses. The writing leans heavily on shocking brutality and drippy melodrama to drive the action"
		Alistair McKay London Evening Standard	"It looks expensive and beautiful, with its overcoats and hats and steam trains. The characters, so far, are thinly drawn, but perhaps they will acquire nuance as the war progresses."
		Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"Big scenes and effects (...) are expertly done, immediate and suspenseful and shocking, staking you to the moment. The occasional false notes (...) only reinforce the fact that the show is so successful."
		Brian Lowry CNN	"Beautifully made, extremely soapy (...) Once you've been sucked in, it's awfully hard to look away"
		Joel Keller Decider	"[It] is certainly a character-driven drama, but those characters, and the fine performances that shape them, are more than enough to work through the disjointed first episode and see where their lives go"

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