The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds is a novel by H.G. Wells published in 1898 and has been adapted or reinterpreted across virtually every medium, including television.

Series

• The War of the Worlds (George Pal) - an attempt by George Pal in the early 70s to make a TV follow-up to his 1953 film

• War of the Worlds - U.S. syndicated series that ran from 1988 to 1990 as a sequel to the 1953 film adaptation

• The War of the Worlds (BBC) - three-part 2019 BBC miniseries adaptation

• War of the Worlds (2019) - US-French series

Related

There have additionally been various specials and documentaries based on the story.

• "Beyond the War of the Worlds" - an episode of UFO Files

• The Great Martian War 1913–1917 - a British/Canadian mockumentary loosely based on the H.G. Wells novel

Radio Broadcast

The 1938 Mercury Theatre on the Air radio adaptation has the been the subject of a number of specials.

• "The Night America Trembled" - a 1957 episode of Studio One which dramatises the events of radio broadcast

• The Night That Panicked America - a 1975 TV movie that also dramatically recreates the events of the radio show and its public reaction

• "War of the Worlds" - an episode of American Experience

• Martian Mania: The True Story of The War of the Worlds - Sci-Fi Channel special hosted by James Cameron

The Crystal Egg

"The Crystal Egg" is a short story by H.G. Wells which contains similar ideas, but written before The War of the Worlds. It has also been adapted itself for television.

• "The Crystal Egg" - an episode of Tales of Tomorrow

• "The Crystal Egg" - an episode of The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells