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World on Fire: Series 1

7 episodes Premiered Sep 29, 2019 Updated Nov 2, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for "World on Fire" Season 1. Keys required: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraint 1: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. Constraint 2: No invented/guessed titles, names, dates, etc. Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose. Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings,

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Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for "World on Fire" Season 1.
Keys required: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources.
Constraint 2: No invented/guessed titles, names, dates, etc.
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the text (though primer is an array).
Constraint 5: Output valid JSON only.
Constraint 6: overview must be 160-220 words.
Source [1]: "World on Fire (2019) TV-MA Drama and War & Politics... The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this globa"
Source [2]: "Created by Peter Bowker. With Jonah Hauer-King, Eryk Biedunkiewicz, Zofia Wichlacz, Lesley Manville. World War II-era drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war."
Source [3]: "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."
Source [4]: "British war drama television series created by Peter Bowker. Set in World War II, the series follows the intertwined lives of ordinary civilians across Europe who are caught up in the conflict."
Source [5]: Cast: Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Helen Hunt, Zofia Wichłacz.
TMDB Season Synopsis: "Series 1 tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain."
Overview Content:
Series 1 covers the first year of World War II.
It begins with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.
It concludes with the Battle of Britain.
The narrative focuses on the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of the global conflict.
It follows civilians across Europe as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives.
The series is a British war drama created by Peter Bowker.
Cast members include Jonah Hauer-King, Eryk Biedunkiewicz

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Sep 29, 2019 · 60 min

When 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?

S1·E2 Core

Episode 2

Oct 6, 2019 · 60 min

A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry?

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Episode 3

Oct 13, 2019 · 60 min

December 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.

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Episode 4

Oct 20, 2019 · 60 min

Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.

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Episode 5

Oct 27, 2019 · 60 min

Harry 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 survive the chaos of the evacuation.

S1·E6 Mytharc

Episode 6

Nov 3, 2019 · 60 min

June 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.

S1·E7 Mytharc

Episode 7

Nov 10, 2019 · 60 min

On 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 fi

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