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- 2021
- PG
- PBS
- 2021
- PG
- PBS
Summary Phileas Fogg (David Tennant), his valet Jean Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma), and journalist Abigail "Fix" Fortescue (Leonie Benesch) set out on their journey to travel the world in 80 days in the latest adaptation of Jules Verne's novel of the same name. [Airs as a part of PBS' Masterpiece series]
- 2021
- PG
- PBS
- 2021
- PG
- PBS
Around the World in 80 Days
Season 1 Premiere: Dec 11, 2021
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4.6
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Summary Phileas Fogg (David Tennant), his valet Jean Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma), and journalist Abigail "Fix" Fortescue (Leonie Benesch) set out on their journey to travel the world in 80 days in the latest adaptation of Jules Verne's novel of the same name. [Airs as a part of PBS' Masterpiece series]
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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44% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
61
44% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
50% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
As opposed to film, television proves itself to be the ideal format for adapting Verne’s tale, given how each new location lends itself nimbly to a new episodic adventure, and the pace across the first season stays lively.
Around the World in 80 Days isn’t an earth-shattering Jules Verne adaptation, but it is a lovely one. Thanks mostly to the way it understands how to harness David Tennant’s magnificence on screen.
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User Score
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Based on 34 User Ratings
4.6
38% Positive
13 Ratings
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21% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
41% Negative
14 Ratings
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This Around the World frolic might just be the ticket for those whose wanderlust was curtailed in recent years. Buckle up. [3 - 16 Jan 2022, p.9]
Masterpiece’s adaptation of the Verne classic adds almost nothing significant to the story of Phileas Fogg and his companions. It remains firmly within the limits set by the novel in 1872, turning a journey around the world from an adventure into unknown lands to a stroll along a well-trodden footpath. It is an expansion that does not exceed the constraints of the original tale and perhaps even flounders under the weight of attempting to tell every aspect of Verne’s story and then some.
London and Paris look nearly identical here, perhaps both shot on the same block in Romania. In every frame, you can sense corners being cut. ... TV is finally in a position to faithfully remake Around the World in 80 Days, so why not give it the treatment it deserves?
Production Company:
- Slim Film + Television
- Federation Entertainment
- Peu Communication Solutions
- France Télévisions
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
- Rai Fiction
- PBS Masterpiece
- BE-FILMS
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
- Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
- Daro Film Distribution
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
- Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE)
Initial Release Date: Dec 11, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: PG
Awards
DIGITAL CREATION GENIE AWARDS
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Nomination
TV Choice Awards UK
• 1 Nomination
