War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
TV ShowEnded

War of the Worlds

6.4 / 10
1988
2 seasons
44 episodes
DramaAction & Adventure

Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band: astrophysicist Harrison Blackwood, paraplegic computer wizard Norton Drake, microbiologist Suzanne McCullough and military man Paul Ironhorse.

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Seasons

  • The Resurrection, Part 1

    1.The Resurrection, Part 1

    07-10-198846m

    In 1953, a worldwide invasion from Mars would have eliminated humanity had the extraterrestrial invaders not been vulnerable to the indigenous bacteria on the planet. Now an accide...

  • The Resurrection, Part 2

    2.The Resurrection, Part 2

    07-10-198846m

    35 years ago, Earth experienced a war of the worlds, humanity's savior being common diseases to which it had long since gained immunity. However, a Pandora's Box is opened when the...

  • The Walls of Jericho

    3.The Walls of Jericho

    10-10-198846m

    After a period without any further evidence of the aliens' existence, the powers-that-be try to shut down the Blackwood Project. Meanwhile, the aliens try desperately to find a way...

  • Thy Kingdom Come

    4.Thy Kingdom Come

    17-10-198846m

    The aliens trek to Canada in order to free more of their sleeping brethren. The Blackwood Project's only hope in finding them lies in the scattered mind of War of the Worlds vetera...

  • A Multitude of Idols

    5.A Multitude of Idols

    24-10-198846m

    The aliens move toward an operation that will begin integrating themselves into human society, thus developing agents to be active anywhere in the world.

  • Eye for an Eye

    6.Eye for an Eye

    31-10-198846m

    As Grover's Mill celebrates the 50th anniversary of the radio drama that made it famous, little do they know what really happened that night in 1938, or that the "Martians" have re...

  • The Second Seal

    7.The Second Seal

    07-11-198846m

    The aliens begin infiltrating a military base in hopes of possessing a list containing the location of 10,000 of their stored-away comrades.

  • Goliath is My Name

    8.Goliath is My Name

    14-11-198845m

    A fantasy game and reality collide for students when the aliens invade a campus to steal a lethal biological substance. Things become even worse when an alien is exposed to the tox...

  • To Heal the Leper

    9.To Heal the Leper

    21-11-198845m

    The aliens are in jeopardy, as the Advocacy's collective counsel is crippled from the weakened state of one of the three. It seems that a dark cloud is lifting, but only Harrison b...

  • The Good Samaritan

    10.The Good Samaritan

    26-12-198846m

    The aliens have produced a deadly toxin, and a miraculous new development to feed the world becomes their means of mass poisoning.

  • Epiphany

    11.Epiphany

    02-01-198946m

    The aliens take advantage of humanity's own violent nature in order to speed along its inevitable self-destruction.

  • Among the Philistines

    12.Among the Philistines

    09-01-198945m

    A set-up for the aliens by the Blackwood Project is soon spun on its head as an alien manages to infiltrate the Cottage.

  • Choirs of Angels

    13.Choirs of Angels

    16-01-198946m

    The aliens plant subliminal messages in a musician's recordings to brainwash a brilliant scientist into creating a cure for them against the bacteria on Earth.

  • Dust to Dust

    14.Dust to Dust

    23-01-198946m

    The theft of an Indian object provokes disgust from Ironhorse. But it also garners the aliens' interest, as it holds something that belongs to one of their ancient war machines.

  • He Feedeth Among the Lilies

    15.He Feedeth Among the Lilies

    30-01-198945m

    To better understand their problem, the aliens begin abducting humans to learn the secret of their immune systems.

  • The Prodigal Son

    16.The Prodigal Son

    06-02-198945m

    In 1953, aliens invaded Earth, but were stopped when they fell to the planet's bacteria - except one. Now this rebellious rogue alien uses Blackwood's meeting with the United Natio...

  • The Meek Shall Inherit

    17.The Meek Shall Inherit

    13-02-198945m

    The aliens plan to disorganize human society by paralyzing its means of communication.

  • Unto Us a Child is Born

    18.Unto Us a Child is Born

    20-02-198945m

    After a pregnant woman is possessed by an alien and gives birth, the child becomes the focus of a search as it may offer an immunity to Earth's bacteria.

  • The Last Supper

    19.The Last Supper

    06-03-198945m

    A secret meeting between countries is conducted in order to evaluate the global alien threat. However, the Advocacy learn of this grouping, and seize it as an opportunity to swiftl...

  • Vengeance is Mine

    20.Vengeance is Mine

    17-04-198945m

    Ironhorse must deal with a mistake that no soldier wants to make: the killing of an innocent civilian.

  • My Soul to Keep

    21.My Soul to Keep

    24-04-198945m

    The time to reproduce, and thus increase their army, has come for the aliens. But the offspring are endangered by radiation and the aliens take a risky move to ensure their future.

  • So Shall Ye Reap

    22.So Shall Ye Reap

    01-05-198945m

    The aliens infiltrate the illegal drug trade in order to circulate a narcotic that will turn humans into violent killers.

  • The Raising of Lazarus

    23.The Raising of Lazarus

    08-05-198945m

    A strange alien pod is found and taken to a nuclear research facility. The Blackwood Project is summoned to investigate, but their authority is soon overridden by a mysterious Proj...

  • The Angel of Death

    24.The Angel of Death

    15-05-198946m

    After more than a year of being resisted by humans, the aliens are finally shaken by the arrival of a familiar enemy that has arrived on Earth. But is the enemy of our enemy our fr...

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