Series Description

Around the World in 80 Days is an adventure series that premiered on PBS Masterpiece on January 2, 2022. It's about Phileas Fogg, his valet Passepartout and journalist Abigail Fix as they strive to travel all the way around the world in 80 days, a nearly impossible task in 1872. If they are successful, Phileas will win a 20,000 pound bet he made with the stuck up members of the Reform Gentlemen's Club.

Around the World in 80 Days Cast

David Tennant as Phileas Fogg
Leonie Benesch as Abigail Fix
Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout
Peter Sullivan as Nyle Bellamy
Shivaani Ghai as Aouda
Walter van Dyk as Lord Crossley
Rizelle Januk as Samanaz

Around the World in 80 Days Trivia

This show is based on a book written by Jules Verne and published in 1873. The thought of traveling abroad, much less around the world, was quite exciting if not miraculous at that time!