The British TV drama returns with the White Magnolia Award! The sequel of the war drama "Floating Life of War" sees the smoke of war rising again.

Renowned British TV producerPeter BuckThe WWII drama "Floating Life of War", created single-handedly by Peter Buck, after a four-year hiatus from the first season, the second season premiered exclusively on Huanxi today, responding to the expectations of thousands of viewers asking for updates.

Since its premiere in 2019, "Floating Life of War" has been a hot topic with its unique war perspective.

"Floating Life of War" was nominated for the Best Foreign TV Drama at the 26th Shanghai TV Festival White Magnolia Award for its excellent production.

In the United Kingdom, 'World on Fire' Season 1 received a nomination for Best Drama Series at the 2020 British Broadcasting Journalist Awards and attracted over 3 million viewers in the second season premiere.

Historically, World War II has often been portrayed from an elite perspective, focusing on grand scenes and wartime heroes. 'World on Fire' shifts its focus to ordinary people in the war, starting with the perspective of British translator Harry, depicting the courage and betrayal buried in the smoke of war.

In 1940, the North African battlefield opened, with the flames of war still burning, and the story continues...

'World on Fire' tells the story of British translator Harry being sent to work in Poland. With his British girlfriend Lois already in the picture, Harry falls in love with a local girl, Kasia.

Due to the need to help Kasia escape the war, Harry ends up marrying her under extreme circumstances.

Kasia sends her brother away and joins the local resistance organization in Poland.

After the country was destroyed and her family perished, Cassia learned to seduce and shoot German soldiers in World War II. But fate played a trick on her, as she met Harry again and was taken back to the relatively peaceful Manchester.

In September 1939, the Second World War began.

In 1940, the Battle of France began, the Dunkirk evacuation occurred, the Battle of Britain started, and the war spread to North Africa...

After experiencing the baptism of war, Cassia had transformed into an excellent female warrior.

Harry's indecisiveness caused turmoil beneath the respectable facade of the middle-class family in Manchester.

As soon as the new orders arrived, Harry immediately headed to the African continent.

Inspired by propaganda films, Lois then went to the rear of the battlefield.

Refusing to be a delicate flower in a greenhouse, Cassia volunteered to join the British intelligence institutions.

Under the 'high pressure' of war, everyone is choosing to 'escape', only Mrs. Robina, Harry's mother, single-handedly supports the Manchester mansion, maintaining the final dignity of British noblewomen in an abnormal world.

The meaning of battle is not only to defend the country, but also to use all one's strength to protect loved ones.

In the second season, the three main characters will continue to uphold this principle, seeking the meaning of battle in the turbulent times.

The first season of 'Floating Life of War' created many impressive characters, 'Bento King' Shawn Bin played the father who experienced World War I and devoted his life to peace.

A German factory owner joined the Nazi Party to protect his wife and daughter, but still tragically died under the iron hoof.

American journalists, despite German pressure, strive to report the 'true war'.

Building on the story framework of the first season, 'Floating Life of War' still adopts a country-specific storyline.

French nurses in occupied areas, black musicians, pilots participating in the Battle of Britain, German girls willing to give birth to pure Aryan descendants for the empire, and subtly positioned Indian military officers...

They are the embodiment of national consciousness as individuals, their stories are touching and tear-jerking.

Shaping ordinary and great, but unnamed wartime women in history is always the goal of the series.

Peter Bauk browsed through the female diaries collected by the British Empire War Museum, intending to give the female characters in the series the same determination and courage. At that time, women had to bear more social constraints because they were explicitly told what they "could" and "couldn't" do.

Praising heroes will glorify war, only by reflecting the ups and downs and sorrows of ordinary people's destiny can war be truly viewed on an equal footing.

Individuals in war can be foolishly loyal, appeal, evade, disguise, and stand up again in the face of repeated defeats.

In World War II - considered the darkest moment in human history, their resistance figures are the sparks that break the darkness.

After the broadcast of the second season of "The Flames of War", a fan wrote: "The first season was brilliant, almost overwhelmed me. I don't know how I will watch the entire season, the first episode made me cry."

The second season of 'Floating Life of War' was supposed to meet the audience in 2021.

But due to the global spread of the new crown epidemic, Peter Bauk had to modify some of the plot to cope with limited production plans.

The epidemic made the hope of location shooting in many places distant, but with the blessing of special effects and makeup, the second season still creates a stormy African desert for us.

The North African battlefield in the series is actually built in a former Michelin factory in Northern Ireland.

During the filming, the factory was covered in yellow sand, and it took about three to four minutes to run from one end to the other.

A large number of explosive scenes allow actors to experience the battlefield firsthand and feel the horror of war.

The outstanding scene construction has once again earned 'Floating Life of War' a nomination for the Best Visual Effects Award from the Royal Television Society after the first season.

At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has also allowed Peter Bock to gain more insights in life: "I feel that as an individual in the world, although I am small, the whole world is breathing together and sharing the same destiny."

The series also focuses on two storylines rarely touched upon by similar series: the Nazi Germany's eugenics program "Fountain of Life" and the British Indian Army involved in World War II.

The blind trust of German teenagers in the Nazis, the complex emotions of Indians towards British colonial rule, and their unique life philosophy will all be showcased in the plot.

After the premiere of the second season, one of the actors in "World on Fire", Leslie Manville, praised the show as a "timely story, a story we need to remember".

The British newspaper "The Guardian" praised it for its "perfect grasp of tension and characters".

The British newspaper "The Telegraph" commented that "this WWII series finds a new approach to conflict, and is definitely not the clichéd story of hometown love triangles".

Watching over peace in the turbulent war is the earnest expectation in everyone's heart. Although the plot of "World on Fire" is set in the past, the love, family affection, friendships, and the helpless choices ordinary people can make in the face of the torrent of the times still carry a profound and touching reality.