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    TV Series

    War of the Worlds

    6.4/10
    1988 - 1990
    1h 0m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 44

    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.

    Created by: Greg Strangis
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    Seasons & Episodes

    The Resurrection, Part 1

    1. The Resurrection, Part 1

    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.

    10/7/198846 min
    The Resurrection, Part 2

    2. The Resurrection, Part 2

    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.

    10/7/198846 min
    The Walls of Jericho

    3. The Walls of Jericho

    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.

    10/10/198846 min
    Thy Kingdom Come

    4. Thy Kingdom Come

    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.

    10/17/198846 min
    A Multitude of Idols

    5. A Multitude of Idols

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

    10/24/198846 min
    Eye for an Eye

    6. Eye for an Eye

    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.

    10/31/198846 min
    The Second Seal

    7. The Second Seal

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

    11/7/198846 min
    Goliath is My Name

    8. Goliath is My Name

    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.

    11/14/198845 min
    To Heal the Leper

    9. To Heal the Leper

    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.

    11/21/198845 min
    The Good Samaritan

    10. The Good Samaritan

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

    12/26/198846 min
    Epiphany

    11. Epiphany

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

    1/2/198946 min
    Among the Philistines

    12. Among the Philistines

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

    1/9/198945 min
    Choirs of Angels

    13. Choirs of Angels

    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.

    1/16/198946 min
    Dust to Dust

    14. Dust to Dust

    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.

    1/23/198946 min
    He Feedeth Among the Lilies

    15. He Feedeth Among the Lilies

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

    1/30/198945 min
    The Prodigal Son

    16. The Prodigal Son

    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.

    2/6/198945 min
    The Meek Shall Inherit

    17. The Meek Shall Inherit

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

    2/13/198945 min
    Unto Us a Child is Born

    18. Unto Us a Child is Born

    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.

    2/20/198945 min
    The Last Supper

    19. The Last Supper

    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.

    3/6/198945 min
    Vengeance is Mine

    20. Vengeance is Mine

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

    4/17/198945 min
    My Soul to Keep

    21. My Soul to Keep

    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.

    4/24/198945 min
    So Shall Ye Reap

    22. So Shall Ye Reap

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

    5/1/198945 min
    The Raising of Lazarus

    23. The Raising of Lazarus

    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.

    5/8/198945 min
    The Angel of Death

    24. The Angel of Death

    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?

    5/15/198946 min

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