'World on Fire' Will Return for a Second Season

The news that World War II drama World on Fire has already been renewed for a second season probably shouldn't surprise viewers too much. After all, the series has been described from the very beginning as a multi-year project, with each season projected to cover a certain amount of time during the global conflict. (And given that the show is covering so much ground both literally and narratively, that plan now makes even more sense than it did then.)

But, as we all unfortunately are well aware - RIP, Sanditon, forever - just because a series plans to tell a particular story of a specific amount of time, well. That doesn't always mean it will get to do so. Even Netflix's wildly successful The Crown - which has picked up Golden Globes and Emmys galore - will be ending in five seasons, rather than its originally reported six.

Television is a harsh industry and anything can happen, is what I'm saying. And this is why it's comforting to know that, even should World on Fire's first season involve some sort of massive cliffhanger at the end, the story will continue on next year.