War of the Worlds

2 Seasons 1988 - 1990 TV-PG 45m 6.5

Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s.

At the end of the 1953 film "War of the World", earth is saved from alien invaders when they are apparently killed by common bacteria. However, what if the aliens weren't really dead? In "War of the Worlds" the aliens from the 1953 invasion are brought out of suspended animation when radiation kills the infecting bacteria. Now the aliens launch a genocidal war against an unsuspecting Earth, using their ability to take over human bodies to allow them to move freely. Dr. Harrison Blackwood teams up with microbiologist Suzanne McCullough, computer programmer Norton Drake, and army Lt. Colonel Paul Ironhorse to save the world from this alien menace. In the second season, Harrison and Suzanne are joined by mercenary John Kincaid, who help them fight in a post-apocalyptic urban wasteland against a second wave of invaders dedicated to the death of all life on earth.

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Episodes:

Episode 3 The Walls of Jericho

3. The Walls of Jericho

Aired: Oct 10, 1988

The aliens suffer from radiation poisoning and develop suits to protect thems...

Episode 4 Thy Kingdom Come

4. Thy Kingdom Come

Aired: Oct 17, 1988

Harrison and the team talk to a psychic woman who studied the aliens after th...

Episode 5 A Multitude of Idols

5. A Multitude of Idols

Aired: Oct 24, 1988

The aliens continue to expand their operations. Sparked by random footage sho...

Episode 6 Eye for an Eye

6. Eye for an Eye

Aired: Oct 31, 1988

The team is sent to Grover's Mill when it is discovered the 1938 radio broadc...

Episode 7 The Second Seal

7. The Second Seal

Aired: Nov 7, 1988

The Martians attempt to take over a military base that has been used as a sec...

Episode 8 Goliath Is My Name

8. Goliath Is My Name

Aired: Nov 14, 1988

Suzanne learns that a friend of hers has disappeared from his college campus....

Episode 9 To Heal the Leper

9. To Heal the Leper

Aired: Nov 21, 1988

The Martians encounter another human disease, chicken pox which is crippling ...

Episode 10 The Good Samaritan

10. The Good Samaritan

Aired: Dec 26, 1988

Suzanne does some unauthorized research on a new kind of grain that will grow...

Episode 11 Epiphany

11. Epiphany

Aired: Jan 2, 1989

Wanting to set off a "tribal war" within the human race, the aliens attempt t...

Episode 13 Choirs of Angels

13. Choirs of Angels

Aired: Jan 16, 1989

A noted scientist and old friend of Suzanne's, Dr. Erik Von Deer, is being br...

Episode 14 Dust to Dust

14. Dust to Dust

Aired: Jan 23, 1989

Many centuries ago, one alien ship crashed on earth. The surviving aliens wer...

Episode 16 The Prodigal Son

16. The Prodigal Son

Aired: Feb 6, 1989

Harrison is kidnapped by a unique modern artist named "Quinn", who's actually...

Episode 19 The Last Supper

19. The Last Supper

Aired: Mar 6, 1989

The team act as watchdogs protecting a secret and unprecedented meeting of in...

Episode 20 Vengeance Is Mine

20. Vengeance Is Mine

Aired: Apr 17, 1989

The aliens organise a series of armoured car heists in order to finance the p...

Episode 21 My Soul to Keep

21. My Soul to Keep

Aired: Apr 24, 1989

The aliens are forced to move their unborn infants to a refrigeration facilit...

Episode 22 So Shall Ye Reap

22. So Shall Ye Reap

Aired: May 1, 1989

The team set up in Chicago to investigate a spate of kidnappings but encounte...

Episode 24 The Angel of Death

24. The Angel of Death

Aired: May 15, 1989

A competing alien race sends an assassin to eliminate the invading force and ...

Info about War of the Worlds

Current Status: Ended

Network: Syndication

Genres: Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Action