Around the World in 80 Days (2021 TV series)

Around the World in 80 Days
Genre	Drama Adventure
Created by	Ashley Pharoah Caleb Ranson
Based on	Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Starring	David Tennant Ibrahim Koma Leonie Benesch
Composers	Hans Zimmer Christian Lundberg
Country of origin	France Germany Italy United Kingdom South Africa
Original languages	English French Italian
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
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 Film + Television Federation Studios Peu Communications
Original release
Network	PBS BBC One France 2 ZDF RAI
Release	5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)[1] – present (present)
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Around the World in 80 Days is a historical drama adventure television series based on the 1872 Jules Verne novel of the same name, in which, for a bet, Phileas Fogg travels the world in 80 days by various means both traditional and new. It was commissioned by the European 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. The series first premiered on La Une in Belgium, on 5 December 2021, and later on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2021. In November 2021, ahead of the premiere, it was announced the programme had been renewed for a second season.