Where To Watch World On Fire Season 2 Online And Stream All New Episodes Now From Anywhere

Jonah Hauer-King in World on Fire Season 2
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Where To Watch World On Fire Season 2

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Aired: July 16 - August 20
Stream all episodes free: BBC iPlayer UK
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Watch World on Fire Season 2: Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of a developing WW2 and the German invasion into Poland and France, World on Fire first aired back in 2019 with its initial run of seven episodes. Ending on something of a cliff-hanger, its second season has been a long time coming following huge setbacks due to the outbreak of COVID-19. We explain where to watch World on Fire Season 2 online and for free from anywhere.

Centring around the entangled lives of ordinary people across Europe as it was gripped by WW2 and the infiltration of the Nazi regime, World on Fire's second season sees the return of Harry (Jonah Hauer-King, The Little Mermaid), a British interpreter and soldier, and Kasia (Zofia Wichłacz), member of the Polish Resistance. The pair reunited in the season finale after being ambushed by German troops, with their story set to continue into its second season.

Also returning, Julia Brown will reprise her role as Lois Bennett, Harry's childhood sweetheart and a singer for the Entertainments National Service Association, as well as Lesley Manville, who portrays Robina Chase, Harry's mother.

Season 2 will see a shift in time, beginning in October 1940 and focusing on Manchester during the Blitz, as well as returning to occupied France, Nazi Germany, and the North African campaign (a lesser-known part of history), which took place between 1940 and 1943.

Returning for six episodes on BBC, we explain where to watch World on Fire Season 2 online from start to finish and from anywhere now as its second series comes to an end.

Where to watch World on Fire Season 2 online in the UK

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World on Fire made its long anticipated return to our screens with its second season  airing between July 16 and August 20. Totalling six episodes altogether, you can now stream every episode through BBC iPlayer.

Here you can also find all seven episodes from its first season to watch on iPlayer, too.

It's free to sign-up for a BBC account. All you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. W1A 1AA) and a valid TV licence.

Abroad? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access BBC iPlayer like you would at home.

How to watch World on Fire from anywhere

If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch World on Fire just as you would at home. 

While BBC iPlayer is for licence fee-paying Brits and blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address to make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world. 

For example, UK citizens in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK based server and tune into all the programmes on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world, just like you would back home.

Watch World on Fire as if you were at home with a VPN

Watch World on Fire as if you were at home with a VPN
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Step-by-step of using a VPN to unblock:

1. Choose a VPN and install it - our go-to recommendation is ExpressVPN

2. Connect to a server - for BBC iPlayer, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK

3. Go to the live stream you wish to access - for World on Fire, head to BBC iPlayer

Watch World on Fire Season 2 in the US

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PBS Masterpiece will be the place to watch World on Fire Season 2, though you'll have to wait until October 15 when episodes will begin airing weekly at 9pm ET / PT.

In the meantime, you can watch Season 1 episodes from start to finish through PBS Online.

For those outside of the States, use a VPN to unblock PBS while overseas.

Watch World on Fire Season 2 in Canada

PBS Masterpiece is also the place to watch World on Fire Season 2 north of the border, though Canadians will also be waiting until October to be able to stream the new episodes.

How to watch World on Fire Season 2 in Australia

Unfortunately, for those Down Under looking to be gripped by this BBC series, it doesn't look as though Australia has an official channel or streaming service for World on Fire – it's first or second season.

If you're desperate to watch the show, you can buy Season 1 episodes on iTunes, with its second season likely to follow.


World on Fire Season 2 Trailer

World on Fire Cast

  • Jonah Hauer-King as Harry Chase
  • Lesley Manville as Robina Chase
  • Julia Brown as Lois Bennett
  • Zofia Wichłacz as Kasia Tomaszeski
  • Parker Sawyers as Albert Fallou
  • Blake Harrison as Sergeant Stan Raddings
  • Ewan Mitchell as Tom Bennett
  • Mateusz Więcławek as Grzegorz Tomaszeski
  • Eugénie Derouand as Henriette Guilbert

When Is The Release Date Of World On Fire Season 2?

While its second season saw some severe delays, thanks in part to the pandemic and, we have little doubt, due to Jonah Hauer-King's Disney debut as Prince Eric in the live motion picture of The Little Mermaid, the new series began airing on Sunday, July 16 on BBC One and reached its finale on August 20. You can now watch all episodes on BBC iPlayer.

How Many Episodes Are There In World on Fire?

In Season 1 of World on Fire, there were a total of seven episodes. Season 2 was slightly shorter, running for six episodes.

Will There Be A Season 3 Of World On Fire?

A third season of World on Fire has yet to be announced. Considering Season 2 has only just finished airing in the UK, it's probably a bit too soon to say. That said, Peter Bowker, the show's creator, has said in an interview that he has planned out multiple seasons for the main characters, so we're sure if he has it his way there would be a third season and beyond.


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