Series

War of the Worlds

1988 · 2 seasons · 44 episodes · Ended · Syndication

Drama, Action & Adventure

TMDB 6.4 · 31 votes

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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.

Episodes

  • S01E01The Resurrection, Part 11988-10-0746m

    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 accident at a dumpsite revives the comatose aliens who then shortly attempt to resume the war they started 35 years ago.

  • S01E02The Resurrection, Part 21988-10-0746m

    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 invaders are accidently revived via radiation exposure, canceling the presence of their microscopic attackers. Their plot to reignite warfare is recognized only by Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who must convince others of the renewed global threat.

  • S01E03The Walls of Jericho1988-10-1046m

    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 to combat the threat brought on by the radiation that is killing them.

  • S01E04Thy Kingdom Come1988-10-1746m

    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 veteran Sylvian Van Buren.

  • S01E05A Multitude of Idols1988-10-2446m

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

  • S01E06Eye for an Eye1988-10-3146m

    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 returned.

  • S01E07The Second Seal1988-11-0746m

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

  • S01E08Goliath is My Name1988-11-1445m

    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 toxin and becomes a mentally unstable rogue.

  • S01E09To Heal the Leper1988-11-2145m

    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 believes they remain a threat.

  • S01E10The Good Samaritan1988-12-2646m

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

  • S01E11Epiphany1989-01-0246m

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

  • S01E12Among the Philistines1989-01-0945m

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

  • S01E13Choirs of Angels1989-01-1646m

    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.

  • S01E14Dust to Dust1989-01-2346m

    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.

  • S01E15He Feedeth Among the Lilies1989-01-3045m

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

  • S01E16The Prodigal Son1989-02-0645m

    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 Nations to help his own plan for global domination.

  • S01E17The Meek Shall Inherit1989-02-1345m

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

  • S01E18Unto Us a Child is Born1989-02-2045m

    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.

  • S01E19The Last Supper1989-03-0645m

    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 swiftly crush resistance. for his own brand of justice.

  • S01E20Vengeance is Mine1989-04-1745m

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

  • S01E21My Soul to Keep1989-04-2445m

    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.

  • S01E22So Shall Ye Reap1989-05-0145m

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

  • S01E23The Raising of Lazarus1989-05-0845m

    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 Project 9.

  • S01E24The Angel of Death1989-05-1546m

    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 friend?

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