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War of the Worlds

1988TV-PG2 seasons6.4 / 10

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.

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War of the Worlds premiered October 7, 1988. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

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.

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Episode 1

The Second Wave

46m

Almost Tomorrow The world is now a mess. As the environment with its predictable weather patterns and the economy in dire straights, anarchy is now loose and the world as we knew it is less optimistic. It's been months with no alien activity and the military backing for the Blackwood Project is weakened as the government seems to be in turmoil as well. As if things weren't bad enough, a new group of aliens, the Morthren, have arrived. They have used a process of transmutation to take on human form to protect themselves from Earth's bacteria so the need for hosting bodies and radiation is no more. Under the rule of Malzor, they are instructed by the Eternal Spirit of Morthrai to kill off the ""soldiers"" who came before and failed to appropriate the planet. Continuing in their mission, they try to snare a member of the Blackwood Team for cloning purposes which will obtain all memories of the original, but totally loyal to the Morthren cause. With this clone, it can more easily infiltrate

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Directed by Francis DeliaWritten by Jonathan Glassner, Michael MichaelianGuest stars Philip Akin, Richard Chaves, Aaron Ross Fraser, Julian Richings, Mairon Bennett, Richard Zeppieri, James Kirchner, Michael Woods

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Episode 2

No Direction Home

46m

While the Blackwood team picks up the pieces and tries to find a new home, the Morthren, too, have to find a new location as they are aware that the humans have been there once and might return. When Harrison and Kincaid go back to the empty base, they find an engram for the aliens' cloning devices that can transport memories and images from the subject to its copy. Meanwhile, Mana and Ardix have cloned a reverend so that he can spread the word of the one true God - the Eternal.

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Directed by Mark SobelWritten by Nolan Powers, Thomas BaumGuest stars Angelo Rizacos, Peter Blais, Denise Fergusson, Kevin Rushton, Julian Richings, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode 3

Doomsday

46m

A heat wave, followed by a water shortage, drives everyone to the brink of desperation. When a local church font begins to produce an apparently unlimited supply of water, the team is suspicious. Is it a miracle, or something much darker?

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Directed by Timothy BondWritten by Tony Di FrancoGuest stars Diana Reis, Kurt Reis, Nathaniel Moreau, Stephen Black, Donnie Bowes, Vince Guerriero, Julian Richings, Patricia Phillips

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Episode 4

Terminal Rock

46m

Rock and roll ruins young minds...especially when the aliens are involved. Loner Kincaid and newly-adolescent Debi experience growing pains while the team tries to deal with a new, dangerous kind of music.

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Directed by Gabriel PelletierWritten by John GrovesGuest stars Jaimz Woolvett, Shannon Lawson, Paul Bettis, Lawrence King, Dylan Neal, Julian Richings, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode 5

Breeding Ground

46m

While at the hospital looking for some hard-to-find medicine, Harrison comes across gruesome evidence that the aliens are experimenting on humans. Meanwhile, Malzor and Mana try to find a way to increase their Morthren numbers here on Earth.

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Directed by Armand MastroianniWritten by Alan MoskowitzGuest stars Gerard Parkes, Helen Hughes, James Knapp, John Dee, Elizabeth Leslie, Sandra Caldwell, Julian Richings, Patricia Phillips

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Episode 6

Seft of Emun

46m

When the Morthren run low on power, they are forced to bring Seft, the High Priestess of Emun, out of stasis. While Seft is searching for the materials she will need to create power crystals for her captors she meets Harrison. Will the link forged between them be enough to save Seft and her son, or is she doomed to forever serve the evil Morthren?

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Directed by William FruetWritten by J.K.E. RoseGuest stars Laura Press, Victoria Snow, Illya Woloshyn, Julian Richings, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode 7

Loving the Alien

46m

Suzanne helps her friend Marcus search for his missing daughter, unaware that the girl has been captured by the aliens. Meanwhile, Debi runs away in search of someone who understands her. She finds that person in a pale, strange boy named Ceeto.

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Directed by Otta HanusWritten by Janet MacLeanGuest stars Eugene Robert Glazer, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, Mia Kirshner, Elliot Smith, Cal Wilson, Louis Tucci, Larry A. McLean, Julian Richings

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Episode 8

Night Moves

46m

The harsh life in the city, coupled with a food shortage, lead Suzanne to take Debi out to the country to live with Suzanne's estranged mother. The aliens are also having food shortages, however, and have their own plans for the family homestead.

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Directed by Mark SobelWritten by Lorne RossmanGuest stars Ken Pogue, Dale Wilson, Leonard Chow, Ted Ludzik, Belinda Metz, Julian Richings, Meg Hogarth, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode 9

Synthetic Love

46m

Kincaid runs into an old friend named Johnny, only to discover that his friend is dangerously addicted to drugs. Kincaid takes him to one of the well-known Laporte Rehabilitation Centers, which has just started using a new miracle drug called Krebulax. But something strange is going on at the clinic, and there's something even stranger about the man supplying the drug...a Mister Malcolm.

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Directed by Francis DeliaWritten by Nancy Ann MillerGuest stars Vlasta Vrana, Sam Malkin, Kathryn Rose, Richard Sali, Andrew Scorer, Ellen Horst, Dean Richards Wiancko, R.D. Reid

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Episode 10

The Defector

46m

When an attempt to hack into the humans' computers goes awry, a Morthren technician (Kemo) is scarred both physically and mentally by the experience. Facing execution, he flees and takes over the identity of the human hacker he killed.

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Directed by Armand MastroianniWritten by Judith Berg, Sandra BergGuest stars Charles McCaughan, Charles Kerr, Alan Feiman, Paul Cœur, Belinda Metz, Julian Richings, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode 11

Time to Reap

46m

The Eternal instructs Malzor on how he can go back in time to 1953 in the aftermath of the failed invasion to ensure victory by inoculating his brethren from Earth's bacteria in order to change the course of history in the favour of the Morthren race. However, Blackwood and Kincaid have followed him through the same time tunnel to stop him from succeeding in giving the aliens a huge advantage in their conquest.

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Directed by Joseph L. ScanlanWritten by Jim TrombettaGuest stars Amos Crawley, Martha Irving, George R. Robertson, Paula Barrett, Seirge LeBlanc, Brian Furlong, Gerry Quigley, Alan Argue

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Episode 12

The Pied Piper

46m

The first-born Morthren on Earth is now grown to the age of a nine-year-old. The aliens use both his need for emotional comfort and their need for gentic information in one play as they leave him at the Crecne Experimental School where he will bring back files for the Morthren's use.

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Directed by Allan EastmanWritten by Nancy Ann Miller, Alan MoskowitzGuest stars Lisa Jakub, Ron Lea, Dominic Cuzzocrea, Marc Marut, Tanja Jacobs, Nadine MacKinnon, Joel Carlson

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Episode 13

The Deadliest Disease

46m

Warring factions (including the Blackwood team and the Morthren) fight over a med cell that could save countless lives--including that of a dying Mana.

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Directed by William FruetWritten by Carl Binder, Wilson ConeybeareGuest stars Aki Aleong, Denis Akiyama, James Purcell, Joon Kim, Elias Zarou, Alex Karzis, Gene Mack, Matt Birman

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Episode 14

Path of Lies

46m

While Ardix bargins with a dying millionare's life for access to a communication's satellite, the aliens are trying to kill nosey reporter Marc Traynor. During an assassination attempt, the reporter snaps images of dead alien bodies. To make matters worse, Kincaid and Blackwood are seen killing them. If published, their identities will be revealed and easier for the aliens.

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Directed by Allan EastmanWritten by Nancy Ann Miller, Rick SchwartzGuest stars David Ferry, Barbara Gordon, Maurice E. Evans, Martin Doyle, Bernard Behrens, Nadia Capone, Ken Quinn, Julian Richings

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Episode 15

Candle in the Night

46m

While the aliens try to recover a malfunctioning surveillance device, the team plots a surprise birthday party for Debi.

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Directed by Armand MastroianniWritten by Carl BinderGuest stars Gema Zamprogna, Noam Zylberman, Jayne Eastwood, Pat Mastroianni, Sam Moses, Sandy Webster, Marlow Vella, Krista Houston

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Episode 16

Video Messiah

46m

The aliens use subliminal messages and a clone of a popular motivational speaker to control the minds of the rich and powerful. Kincaid and the rest of the team get involed when an old friend of Kincaid's is drawn into the lethal scheme.

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Directed by Gabriel PelletierWritten by Norman SniderGuest stars Larry Joshua, Roy Thinnes, Alex Carter, Lori Hallier, Keith Knight, Angela Dohrmann, Michael Caruana, Denise McLeod

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Episode 17

Totally Real

46m

Debi is forced to fight an alien warrior in a duel to the death.

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Directed by William FruetWritten by Jim TrombettaGuest stars Colm Feore, Tre Smith, John Tench, Elena Kudaba, Belinda Metz, Julian Richings, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode 18

Max

46m

A year after his brother's death, Kincaid discovers that the aliens have brought Max back to life to kill him.

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Directed by Jorge MontesiWritten by Naomi JanzenGuest stars Belinda Metz, Michael Welden, Chuck Shamata, Michael Rhoades, Jill Hennessy, Jorge Montesi, Markus Parilo, Barclay Hope

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Episode 19

The True Believer

46m

In desperate straits, the aliens gain a piece of valuable information: the identities of Harrison, Suzanne, and Kincaid. Soon the team has been accused of bank robbery and murder, and Malzor has taken over the police investigation.

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Directed by Armand MastroianniWritten by Jim HenshawGuest stars Timothy Webber, Michael Hogan, Vincent Dale, Leslie Toth, Sandi Stahlbrand, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode 20

The Obelisk

46mfinale

Continuing Morthren losses force a maddened Malzor to take a drastic step: the release of a spore which will cause the death of every native organism on Earth.

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Directed by William FruetWritten by Nancy Ann Miller, Rick SchwartzGuest stars Cynthia Dale, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, John Gilbert, Julian Richings, Patricia Phillips, Rachel Blanchard

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026

More about War of the Worlds

Cast

Jared MartinHarrison Blackwood
Adrian PaulJohn Kincaid
Lynda Mason GreenSuzanne McCullough
Philip AkinNorton Drake
Richard ChavesColonel Paul Ironhorse
Catherine DisherMana
Denis ForestMalzor
Keram Malicki-SánchezCeeto

Credits

Created by
Greg Strangis
Written by
Tom Lazarus, Greg Strangis, Carl Binder, Jim Trombetta, Herbert Wright, Patrick Barry, Durnford King, Nancy Ann Miller, Rick Schwartz, Jim Henshaw, Arnold Margolin, Norman Snider

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
44
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • SyndicationUnited States