The Extended Trailer for 'World on Fire' Stresses Character Over Spectacle
With new Masterpiece drama World on Fire mere weeks away, PBS released an extended trailer that reminds us that the reasons we care about war stories in the first place are the people involved.
The new series looks to be the very defition of epic - featuring a story that spans five countries and at least half a dozen main characterss, dramatic battle footage full of explosions and danger, several romances and themes that encompass everything from duty and sacrifice to love and courage.
The seven-part period drama chronicles the first year of the war, and splits its story a variety of locations, including Manchester, Warsaw, Berlin and Paris. It aims to show the impact of World War II through the eyes of a group of ordinary people from around the world, illustrating that though their lives were very different, they were nevertheless inextricably intertwined with and connected to one another.
