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2026 · Sci-fi & fantasy · Drama
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TV series / 2019
War of the Worlds
When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and …
The story
When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?
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The seasons
Season 1
Season 1
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An alien attack all but wiped out mankind, with just a handful of humans fighting to survive. And no one felt more rocked by the invasion than Emily, who discovered she may have her own strange personal connection to the aliens.
Season 2
Season 2
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Season two sees our characters left reeling by the possibility that the invaders could be human. A tense fight to take back the planet awaits them. For some, the sheer desperation to survive will lead them to contemplate sacrificing one of their own...
Season 3
Season 3
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Season three picks up as the war between the survivors and aliens reaches a new turning point and a terrifying phenomenon grips countless people across the globe. With stakes at an all-time high, one survivor sets out to investigate, forming a tentative partnership with another unlikely hero along the way. The pair will need to use every resource they have available to face an opposition more dangerous than ever in their fight, once again, for the survival of all humanity.
Cast
Gabriel ByrneBill Ward
Léa DruckerCatherine Durand
Bayo GbadamosiKariem Gat Wich Machar
Ty TennantTom Gresham
Paul GorostidiNathan
Emilie de PreissacSophia Durand
Daisy Edgar-JonesEmily Gresham
Natasha LittleSarah Gresham
Pearl ChandaZoe
Aaron HeffernanAsh Daniel
Stephen Campbell MooreJonathan Gresham
Ania SowinskiAdina
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Stéphane CaillardChloe Dumont
Mathieu TorlotingSacha Dumont
Adel BencherifColonel Mustafa Mokrani
Elizabeth McGovernHelen Brown
Pieter GenardJohannes
Molly WindsorMartha
Lizzie BrocheréJuliet
Lukas HaasRichard
Aimee-Ffion EdwardsIsla
Jack BartonHiram
Michael MarcusDan Ward
Oliver ZetterströmTheo
Thom AshleyReuben
Georgina RichRachel
Leo BillJokim
Alex HeathSam
Seb SladeEden
Gabriel AkuwudikeAlex
Donna BanyaScarlet
Luke MablyScott
Florence BellMariam
Daisy MaywoodGrace
Guillaume GouixNoah
Beatriz RomillyInes
Théo ChristineSaaid
Colin MaceChris
Jane WoodRuth
Augustin RaguenetPoliceman Alexis
Jonathan GunningAlien
Alysson ParadisOfficer Clara
Robert EmmsMicah
Shaniqua OkwokLeah
Stefanie MuellerGreta
Féodor AtkineVictor
Tom MothersdaleEthan
Mark FieldDominic
Michael BalogunMichael
Angus ImrieDylan
Shalom Brune-FranklinLilly
Ernest Kingsley JuniorLiam
Paul TylakWilliam
Mairéad Doyle-HeffernanHayley
Liam GarriganGideon
Joseph BeddelemYoussef
Murray HeadMikel
Edem-Ita DukeIbrahim
Julie DrayMadeline
Celeste EvagoraCharlotte
Nicholas Page HaymanSkiing Survivor (uncredited)
Marilyn NnadebeDaisy
Matt TaitAndrew
Jonny HoldenRob
Grace NettleCeleste
Ravin J. GanatraDoctor Munsi
Soufiane ChilahYanis
Deeivya MeirNewsreader
Tim AhernGeneral Shaw
Jay LycurgoWill
William AshMark
Okorie ChukwuHarry
Dominic HolmesAaron
Ellie JamesElisha
Ben WhybrowSurgeon
Teri Ann Bobb-BaxterSurgery Nurse
Kirsty BestermanEmily's Doctor
Amiera DarwishDoctor
Destiny Tola OnisiléAmina
Alex SkarbekTristan
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