Worldfire
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| Worldfire | |
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 Screen cap of the title sequence of Worldfire | |
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| Based on | Red and Blue by Joseph Gesde |
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| Composer(s) | Marcow Rothe |
| Country of origin | Mascylla |
| Original language(s) | Hesurian |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 31 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 48–75 minutes |
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| Audio format | Digit Mold 5.1 |
| Original release | August 3, 2017 – present |
| External links | |
| Official Prism website | |
Worldfire is a Mascyllary historical fictional drama series developed and crafted by Ulrich Weber, David Gensicke, and Frank Herding, based on the 1998 novel Red and Blue and the short stories Able Archer and Guardian by Joseph Gesden. It was produced by Elpian for a season in 2017, thereafter canceling it and Prism picking it up for an continuation of the now "original series".
The series is set amidst the nuclear high-tide confrontation between the People's State of Hytekojuznia and Mascylla during the Great Game in the 1970s. The story revolves around a disparate group pf politicians, freelancers, and civilians, Mascyllary trade minister Jonas Wieser (played by Erich Dünge), Hytekojuznik diplomat Linus Vijasa (Pesze Luvin), nuclear physicist Kathrine Göhren (Rebecca Nielsen), and AN delegate Herbert Werand (David Weiß), dealing with the threat of war and trying to prevent nuclear armageddon through every means possible, unraveling and maneuvering conspiracies, lies, and betrayal in both governments, putting the fragile peace and the survival of humanity alltogether at stake.
Worldfire has frequently received acclaim by critics, highlighting its political narrative, character development, and multiple, intertwined story lines. The pilot episode aired on 3 August 2017, and Elpian, its original producer, ordered a ten-episode season which was released in late January. Prism shortly after picked up the series production, with another ten episodes premiered in August 2018. On March 27, Prism renewed Worldfire for a feature-length eleven-episode long third season.
Plot
Episodes
Season 1 (2017-18)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Mascyllary viewers (thousand) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Stalemate" | Steffan Görtz | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | August 3, 2017 | 298.1 |
| 2 | 2 | "Gunpoint" | Lisa Ahnen | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | January 7, 2018 | 173.6 |
| 3 | 3 | "Embassy" | Reinhardt Sürth | Uwe Klein | January 10, 2018 | 122.8 |
| 4 | 4 | "Zero-Sum" | Heinrich Pensynski | Moritz Spotge | January 13, 2018 | 131.5 |
| 5 | 5 | "False Play" | Johanna Schwarz | Frank Dölger | January 16, 2018 | 175.4 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Curtain" | Steffan Görtz | Uwe Klein | January 19, 2018 | 208.2 |
| 7 | 7 | "Antler" | Christian Neumann | Thomas Schmied | January 22, 2018 | 186.0 |
| 8 | 8 | "Thwart" | Reinhardt Sürth | Anna Grunefeld | January 25, 2018 | 153.5 |
| 9 | 9 | "Assassination" | Wladimir Ewan | Frank Herding | January 28, 2018 | 244.9 |
| 10 | 10 | "Able Archer" | Wladimir Ewan | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | January 31, 2018 | 309.2 |
Season 2 (2018)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Mascyllary viewers (thousand) |
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| 11 | 1 | "Declaration" | Steffan Görtz | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | August 3, 2017 | 298.1 |
| 12 | 2 | "Sigismund" | Lisa Ahnen | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | January 7, 2018 | 173.6 |
| 13 | 3 | "Orbit" | Reinhardt Sürth | Uwe Klein | January 10, 2018 | 122.8 |
| 14 | 4 | "Polaroid" | Heinrich Pensynski | Moritz Spotge | January 13, 2018 | 131.5 |
| 15 | 5 | "Sea Lion" | Johanna Schwarz | Frank Dölger | January 16, 2018 | 175.4 |
| 16 | 6 | "Erbfeindschaft" | Steffan Görtz | Uwe Klein | January 19, 2018 | 208.2 |
| 17 | 7 | "Corridors" | Christian Neumann | Thomas Schmied | January 22, 2018 | 186.0 |
| 18 | 8 | "Approach" | Reinhardt Sürth | Anna Grunefeld | January 25, 2018 | 153.5 |
| 19 | 9 | "Fallout" | Wladimir Ewan | Frank Herding | January 28, 2018 | 244.9 |
| 20 | 10 | "Guardian" | Wladimir Ewan | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | January 31, 2018 | 309.2 |
Season 3 (2019)
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Mascyllary viewers (thousand) |
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| 21 | 1 | "Gamble" | Steffan Görtz | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | August 3, 2017 | 298.1 |
| 22 | 2 | "Jürsand" | Lisa Ahnen | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | January 7, 2018 | 173.6 |
| 23 | 3 | "Legacy" | Reinhardt Sürth | Uwe Klein | January 10, 2018 | 122.8 |
| 24 | 4 | "Gatekeeper" | Heinrich Pensynski | Moritz Spotge | January 13, 2018 | 131.5 |
| 25 | 5 | "Hide and Seek" | Johanna Schwarz | Frank Dölger | January 16, 2018 | 175.4 |
| 26 | 6 | "Legacy" | Steffan Görtz | Uwe Klein | January 19, 2018 | 208.2 |
| 27 | 7 | "Wagemut" | Christian Neumann | Thomas Schmied | January 22, 2018 | 186.0 |
| 28 | 8 | "Atomic Waltz" | Reinhardt Sürth | Anna Grunefeld | January 25, 2018 | 153.5 |
| 29 | 9 | "Contingency" | Wladimir Ewan | Frank Herding | January 28, 2018 | 244.9 |
| 30 | 10 | "Ultimatum" | Wladimir Ewan | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | January 31, 2018 | 309.2 |
| 31 | 11 | "Omnicide" | Wladimir Ewan | Ulrich Weber & David Gensicke | January 31, 2018 | 309.2 |