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Worldfire
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Screen cap of the title sequence of Worldfire
Genre
Based onRed and Blue
by Joseph Gesde
Developed by
  • Ulrich Weber
  • David Gensicke
  • Frank Herding
Starring
  • Erich Dünge
  • Rebecca Nielsen
  • David Weiß
  • Florian Mühler
  • Pesze Luvin
  • Elisabeth Doppler
  • Frank Noether
  • Gerhard Schmidt
  • Werner Burgen
  • Adam Trippler
  • Monika Bräuer
Composer(s)Marcow Rothe
Country of originMascylla
Original language(s)Hesurian
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes31 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ulrich Weber
  • David Gensicke
  • Frank Herding
  • Moritz Spotge
  • Uwe Klein
  • Steffan Görtz
  • Wladimir Ewan
  • Anna Grunefeld
Producer(s)
  • Wladimir Ewan
  • Steffan Görtz
  • Johanna Schwarz
  • Frank Dölger
  • Christian Neumann
  • Thomas Schmied
  • Lisa Ahnen
  • Reinhardt Sürth
  • Heinrich Pensynski
Production location(s)
  • Elpsland
  • Hytekia
  • Juznia
  • Lilienburg
  • Tuskval
  • Krumlau
Cinematography
  • Joseph Benning
  • Michael Galle
  • Robert Lentzen
Running time48–75 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Colora Entertainment
  • Magnific Television
  • DominoEntertainment
  • WetzlarHome (2017)
  • Prism (2017–present)
Distributor
  • Global Television Distributions
Release
Original network
  • Elpian (2017)
  • Prism (2017–present)
Picture format
Audio formatDigit Mold 5.1
Original releaseAugust 3, 2017 (2017-08-03) –
present (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 Cuthish State and Mascylla during the midst of 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), Cuthish diplomat Theodore Auliffe (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, and ultimately 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)
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)
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)

No.
overall
No.
in season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Mascyllary viewers
(thousand)
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 "Arsenal" 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