Agata Kulesza

World on Fire is a heart-stopping, multi-stranded drama telling the story of World War Two through the lives of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict. The first series of seven episodes tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

Inspired by the book "The Skeleton Crew" by Deborah Halber and infused with the personal story of producer Wendy West. The series follows the life of a thirty-year-old woman (Ola Serafin) who is forced by circumstances to leave her husband and London, and return to her hometown of Lódz. While driving her car one night, she witnesses a dramatic situation which looks like suicide, but which she finds highly suspicious. The police seem to be indifferent to the case. Desperate, Ola looks for help on the Internet, where she finds a group of amateur detectives that solve criminal cases the police are unable to.

The series takes place in the Tri-City. Carmen Rota (Agata Kulesza), daughter of a former mafia boss, leads her life away from the criminal underworld and raises three children. Her husband Marek (Zbigniew Stryj) officially runs a private marina. In fact, together with Carmen's brother, Wiktor (Andrzej Andrzejewski) and his friend Stefan (Lukasz Simlat), he deals with smuggling. When Carmen's husband dies as a result of gangster-related charges, her life turns into a hell. There are strangers and threatening to kill children, demanding the repayment of her husband's debts and stolen drugs. To protect loved ones, Carmen makes a decisive decision - she decides to lead the family of the "empire of evil". Her seemingly peaceful life turns into a hell of crimes.

It is a comedy series that comments on the problems of contemporary families using humorous scenes and punch-lines. Two of the most popular actors in Poland: Malgorzata Kozuchowska and Tomasz Karolak will show the viewers that there are many different shades to parenthood. Boscy are in their thirties with three sons. The parents met in college and since then they have been a harmonious and loving marriage. Now they have three sons, an introvert Tomek, a skateboard maniac Jakub and the youngest one and the most spoilt Kacper. It is a warm and funny story of a special family. There are misunderstandings and arguments over fundamental as well as trivial things but in the end they are nothing compared to the moving scenes full of love and understanding between the family members.