The BBC has released a trailer and announced a July UK premiere date for ‘World on Fire‘ Season 2 on BBC One and iPlayer.
Telling the story of World War Two through the eyes of ordinary people, following intrepid young heroes fighting for freedom, season two 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. 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.
The returning cast includes Lesley Manville (The Crown, Magpie Murders) as Robina, Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid, The Flatshare), as Harry, Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners, A Very English Scandal) as Stan, Julia Brown (Shetland, Anthony) as Lois, Zofia Wich?acz (Receptura, Spoor) as Kasia, Parker Sawyers (Monsoon, A Discovery of Witches) as Albert, Eugénie Derouand (The Advent Calendar, Paris Police) as Henriette, Cel Spellman (Better, Cold Feet) as Joe, Yrsa Daley-Ward (Outer Range, The Collaboration) as Connie, Eryk Biedunkiewicz as Jan, Ewan Mitchell (House of the Dragon, Trigger Point) as Tom, and Mateusz Wi?c?awek (Kurier, Monument) as Grzegorz.
New cast members include Mark Bonnar (Guilt, Shetland) as the mysterious Sir James Danemere, Gregg Sulkin (Runaways, Pretty Smart) as brave but reckless RAF pilot David, Ahad Raza Mir (Resident Evil, Hum Tum) as fearless and determined Rajib, who leads a specialist unit of the British Indian Army, and Miriam Schiweck (Der Staatsanwalk, Fellweckselzeit) as the German teenager Marga, a dedicated member of the Band of German Maidens.
Commissioned by the BBC, ‘World on Fire’ is a Mammoth Screen production co-produced with Masterpiece for the BBC. It is created and written by Peter Bowker, Rachel Bennette and Matt Jones, produced by Amanda Black and Angie Daniell, and directed by Drew Casson, Barney Cokeliss and Meenu Gaur. Executive producers are Peter Bowker, Sheena Bucktowonsing, Damien Timmer, Charlotte Webber and Helen Ziegler for Mammoth Screen in association with ITV Studios, Lucy Richer for the BBC, and Susanne Simpson and Rebecca Eaton for Masterpiece. Mammoth Screen is an ITV Studios company. World On Fire series two will be made with support from Northern Ireland Screen. The series will be distributed internationally by ITV Studios.
‘World on Fire‘ Season 2 premieres Sunday, 16th July 2023 on BBC One and iPlayer. The first series of World on Fire recently returned to BBC iPlayer where it can be streamed in full ahead of the season two launch.
