War of the Worlds (2019 TV series)

War of the Worlds
Genre	Drama Science fiction
Created by	Howard Overman
Based on	The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
Written by	Howard Overman
Directed by	Gilles Coulier Richard Clark
Starring	Gabriel Byrne Elizabeth McGovern Léa Drucker Adel Bencherif Emilie de Preissac Natasha Little Daisy Edgar-Jones Ty Tennant Bayo Gbadamosi Stephen Campbell Moore Stéphane Caillard Aaron Heffernan Pearl Chanda Molly Windsor Lizzie Brocheré Lukas Haas
Country of origin	United Kingdom France
Original languages	English French
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	Howard Overman Julian Murphy Johnny Capps Gilles Coulier
Producer	Gareth Williams
Production locations	United Kingdom France Belgium
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Urban Myth Films Fox Networks Group StudioCanal
Original release
Network	Canal+ (France) Fox (UK; series 1) Star (UK; series 2–3)
Release	October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28) – September 26, 2022 (2022-09-26)
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War of the Worlds is a science fiction television series produced by Fox Networks Group and StudioCanal-backed Urban Myth Films. The series is created and written by Howard Overman and directed by Gilles Coulier and Richard Clark. The series is an adaptation of The War of the Worlds, an 1898 novel by H. G. Wells about Earth coming to terms in the wake of a sudden Martian invasion. It is the third television adaptation of the novel. It stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Gabriel Byrne, along with an ensemble supporting cast, including a number of co-stars who change over time.

The first season consists of eight episodes and premiered in France in October 2019. An eight-episode second season premiered in France in May 2021. War of the Worlds was renewed for a third eight-episode season in July 2021, which aired in September 2022.