Around the World in 80 Days (2021 series)

Around the World in Eighty Days is an upcoming British period adventure television drama series. It is based on the 1873 Jules Verne novel of the same name.[1] [2]

Around the World in 80 Days
GenreAdventure
Based onAround the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
Developed byAshley Pharoah
Caleb Ranson
Written byAshley Pharoah
Caleb Ranson
Claire Downs
Stephen Greenhorn
Ian Jarvis
Stuart Lane
Peter McKenna
Debbie O'Malley
StarringDavid Tennant
Leonie Benesch
Ibrahim Koma
Shivaani Ghai
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersSimon Crawford Collins
Ashley Pharoah
Caleb Ranson
ProducerPeter McAleese
Running time60 mins.
Production companiesSlim film+television
Federation Entertainment
Release
Original release2021 (2021)

Plot

The plot centres around Phileas Fogg making a £20,000 wager with snobbish members of the prestigious Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days.[3] He's joined by his new valet Passepartout, and journalist Abigail Fix.

Cast

Production

Locations include South Africa and Romania. Filming was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but resumed 1 October of that same year. [4]

References

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