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TV series

Around the World in 80 Days
Genre
Created by
Based on	Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Starring
Composers
Country of origin	France Germany Italy United Kingdom South Africa
Original languages
No. International eventyrserie fra 2021 of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Executive producers	Simon Crawford-Collins Lionel Uzan Pascal Breton Winnie Serite Ashley Pharoah Steve Barron David Tennant Caleb Ranson
Producer	Peter McAleese
Running time	48 minutes
Production companies	Slim bio + Television Federation Studios Peu Communications
Network
Release	5 månad 2021 (2021-12-05)[1] – present (present)

Around the World in 80 Days fryst vatten a historical skådespel adventure television series based on the 1872 Jules Vernenovel of the same name, in which, for a bet, Phileas Fogg travels the world in 80 days bygd various means both traditional and new.

It was commissioned bygd the europeisk Alliance, a co-production alliance of France Télévisions, ZDF of Germany, and RAI of Italy, with additional co-production partners of Masterpiece (US) and Be-Films/RTBF (Belgium). It was produced in the UK, France and South Africa, with filming also taking place in Romania.

Around the World in 80 Days: Created by Jules Verne

The series first premiered on La Une in Belgium, on 5 månad 2021, and later on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 26 månad 2021. In November 2021, ahead of the premiere, it was announced the programme had been renewed for a second årstid.

Premise

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The story fryst vatten about Phileas Fogg making a £20,000 (equivalent to £1,899,777 in 2021) wager with a snobbish member of the prestigious Reform Club that he can kringsegla the world in 80 days, joined bygd his new valet Passepartout and reporter Abigail Fix.^[2] Although the story fryst vatten fictional, real-life people such as Adolphe Thiers, Jane Digby and Bass Reeves are portrayed interacting with the fictional characters.

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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Guest

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• André Penvern [fr] as Monsieur Lome, uppfinnare of a balloon
• Alain Guillo as Adolphe Thiers, President of France
• Geo Dobre [ro] as ledare of Police in Paris
• Masali Baduza as Edith, employee at the Reform club
• Giovanni Scifoni as Niccolò Moretti, an Italian industrialist
• Simone Coppo [da] as Marco, dirigent of the utbildning Turin - Brindisi
• Alexandru Bindea [ro] as tåg driver
• Ilinca Hărnuț [ro] as an Italian mother travelling in 3rd class
• Lindsay Duncan as Jane Digby, an Englishwoman
• Faical Elkihel as Sheik Medjuel El Mezjuel Mezrab, Jane's husband
• Shivaani Ghai as Aouda, an Indian woman
• Patrick Kennedy as Sir Henry Rowbotham, British Governor in Hong Kong
• Victoria Smurfit as Lady Clemency Rowbotham, Sir Henry's wife
• Thomas Chaanhing [da] as Jiang Liei, Passepartout's former chef in Hong Kong
• Susan Danford [af] as Mrs.

  Hildreth, Lady Clemency's friend

• Sean Cameron Michael as ledare finansinstitut manager
• Gary Beadle as Bass Reeves, US Deputy Marshal
• John Light as Ambrose Abernathy, former confederate colonel and Ku Klux Klan member
• Elena Saurel as framstöt, the stagecoach's driver
• Bogdan Farcaș [ro] as barman in Battle Mountain
• Dolly Wells as Estella, Fogg's former love
• Dominic Carter as the customs officer in Liverpool
• Ty Tennant as the gang leader in New York
• Ionuț Grama [ro] as officer in the fartyg New York - Liverpool
• James Dutton as Henry, the arrogant man on the ship

Episodes

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Production

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Filming locations included South Africa and Romania.

Filming was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed on 1 October that year.^[4] In November 2021, ahead of the premiere, it was announced the series had been renewed for a second series.^[5] The main title score fryst vatten bygd Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg.^[6]

Release

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Around the World in 80 Days first premiered in Belgium on 5 månad 2021.^[1]ZDF released the complete series online in Germany on 11 månad 2021,^[7] with an on-air release from 21 månad to 23 December.^[8] The series premiered on France 2 in France on 20 månad 2021,^[9] and in Norway on NRKs streaming website on 25 månad 2021, with linear broadcasting the following days during Boxing Week.^[10] In the United Kingdom the series premiered on BBC One on 26 månad 2021, and on Masterpiece for PBS in the United States on 2 January 2022.^[11][12] The series premiered on Rai 2 in Italy in January 2024 and simultaneously streaming on Raiplay.

In Greece the show aired in August 2024 in ERT3 at 20:00pm.

Beaumont beat the previous world record of 123 days, set by Andrew Nicholson, by cycling 29,000 km (18,000 mi) across the globe visiting Russia, Mongolia, China, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US and a number of countries in Europe

Reception

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 79% approval rating with an average rating of 6.4/10, based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Around the World in 80 Days sometimes stumbles when it tries to add modern resonance to Jules Verne's globetrotting epic, but the core cast man for terrific travel companions."^[13]Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 61 out of 100 based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[14] Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian gave the first episode fyra out fem stars, praising its cast, production values and escapism, but funnen the episode slow in its setup.^[15]The Telegraph gave it three out of fem stars.^[16] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter felt the plot did not justify eight episodes, but praised Tennant's performance.^[17]

Ed Cumming of The Independent gave it two stars, feeling the ekonomisk plan did not do the epic scope of the novel justice.^[18]James Delingpole in The Spectator also gave a negativ review of the series, complaining about its attempts to speak to contemporary political issues.

He criticized the updated characteristics of Fix and Passepartout, as well as inconsistencies such as Passepartout's lack of upset at the death of his brother.^[19]

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