February 15, 2022

Around the World in 80 Days

 

Get ready to set sail.

Airing Mondays at 9:00PM or stream with WQPT PBS Passport

Around the World in 80 Days is a thrilling, new adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel. David Tennant (Good Omens, Doctor Who) stars as literature’s greatest explorer, Phileas Fogg. He is joined on his incredible journey by French actor Ibrahim Koma (OSS 117, Wùlu) as Jean Passepartout, Fogg’s irrepressible valet, and German actress Leonie Benesch (The Crown, Babylon Berlin) as Abigail “Fix” Fortescue, a determined and headstrong journalist.

Let the race against the clock begin!

 

The cast and crew discuss shooting the series in South Africa and Romania, and the scale and detail of the sets.

 

Starring David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma, Leonie Benesch, Jason Watkins, and Peter Sullivan discuss their characters in Around the World in 80 Days and what the adventure does for each of them.

 

This adaptation is about far more than a journey around the globe—it’s about a man who wonders what he’s done with his life and what risks he’s willing to take in the future.