TV series

War of the Worlds

2019–2022 · 3 seasons

A grim, quietly tense survival drama that lingers on empty streets and fractured people, more dread than spectacle.

Tagline: Doomed to survive.
Overview: 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?
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, grief, conspiracy
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
grief
conspiracy
family
Places: big city
countryside
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild