
Trailer
Preview: Season 2 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Season 2 takes viewers from Britain into Nazi Germany, France, and the African desert.
Starring Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid, Little Women) and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Phantom Thread), World on Fire Season 2 takes 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.
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.

Trailer
Preview: Season 2 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Starring Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid, Little Women) and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Phantom Thread), World on Fire Season 2 takes 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.
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch World on Fire
World on Fire is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now

Season 2 Episode 6: History & Images
The Season 2 finale presents a heart-rending future for Henriette and introduces new fronts to the war, including Germany’s advance into the Soviet Union and Japan’s attacks on China. Learn more about these events in this historical explainer.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(dramatic music) (truck rolling) - [Harry] The last time most of us were engaging the enemy, we were retreating to save our own skins.
Today is different.
'Cause today, we are on the front foot.
(guns firing) (engine zooming) - [Stan] Welcome to hell, sir.
(dramatic music continues) - [Rajib] Where have you fought?
- Northern France.
Dunkirk.
Home.
Home is the bloodiest.
- It's going to get a little bumpy, sir?
- [David] It's rather the point, isn't it?
(dramatic music) I have brought my wife to a place of safety.
- [Kasia] Lois is here.
- [Robina] Yes, along with the child, you fathered out of wedlock and a refugee.
- [Jan] When can I fight?
- How'd you know who to trust?
- You don't.
You mustn't, ever.
(dramatic music continues) - Your enemy now looks like your friend.
It's murky and it stinks, but this is the fight now.
- [James] Mrs. Chase.
I understand you've been expecting me.
What if I were to recruit you to work for me?
- To do what?
- Just who the hell are you exactly?
- What's going on here?
Explain yourselves.
- Go!
(guns firing) - I have no choice but to fight for my country.
(siren blares) - [Lois] If I stay here, then it will destroy me.
- I know exactly what it's like to be a damaged and grieving woman.
(dramatic music continues) - Stop treating death like one big joke.
- I've lost enough mates to know it is one big joke.
(guns firing) I've seen some terrible things.
(truck explodes) I've done some terrible things.
(enemy screams) - Are we surrendering, sir?
- Not a chance.
Take cover!
(bomb explodes) - There will be no turning back.
(boots marching) So I will ask you one more time.
Are you sure about this?
- I know how this ends.
- Do you?
(dramatic music continues) - [Narrator] "World on Fire" on Masterpiece.
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 | 2m 59s | The cast and director Meenu Gaur discuss the powerful women of the series. (2m 59s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 | 5m | The cast give a refresher of the major events in Season 1. (5m)
Video has Closed Captions
Preview: S2 | 2m | Season 2 takes viewers from Britain into Nazi Germany, France, and the African desert. (2m)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 | 2m 57s | The Season 2 stars introduce you to their characters. (2m 57s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep6 | 1m 4s | The time has come for David to escape. But will Henriette join him, or is this goodbye? (1m 4s)
Video has Closed Captions
Preview: S2 Ep6 | 30s | Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. (30s)
Ahad Raza Mir Interview: Rajib's Fight & Faith
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep6 | 2m 55s | Ahad Raza Mir shares his insights on what motivates his character, Rajib. (2m 55s)
Resistance Romance: David and Henriette
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep5 | 2m 53s | Gregg Sulkin and Eugénie Derouand discuss David and Henriette's whirlwind romance. (2m 53s)
Video has Closed Captions
Preview: S2 Ep5 | 30s | Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry’s unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. (30s)
Home Front Romance: Robina and Sir James
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep4 | 2m 45s | Mark Bonnar and Lesley Manville discuss the budding romance between Sir James and Robina. (2m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep4 | 1m 26s | Kasia anxiously receives her first assignment as an agent — as well as a warning. (1m 26s)
Video has Closed Captions
Preview: S2 Ep4 | 30s | Kasia takes on her first assignment as an agent, and Rajib’s military values are tested. (30s)
Scene Breakdown with Gregg Sulkin
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep3 | 2m 10s | Gregg Sulkin breaks down how the crew filmed his flying scenes. (2m 10s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep3 | 1m 14s | Stan returns from border patrol. Rajib informs him they're moving to a new location ASAP. (1m 14s)
Video has Closed Captions
Preview: S2 Ep3 | 30s | Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat. Marga reasserts her commitment to the Führer. (30s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep2 | 55s | While Harry (Jonah Hauer-King) is fighting in the desert. Kasia safe, or is she? (55s)
Video has Closed Captions
Preview: S2 Ep2 | 30s | Harry (Jonah Hauer-King) faces the harsh realities of desert combat. (30s)
The North African Desert Campaign in WWII
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep2 | 2m 57s | The cast and crew describe how they shot those North African desert scenes. (2m 57s)
Love and War: Lois, Harry, and Kasia
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S2 Ep2 | 2m 50s | The cast describes the dynamic between Lois, Harry, and Kasia in Season 2. (2m 50s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSupport for PBS provided by:
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.