War of the Worlds is a 2011 English-language show created by Howard Overman directed by Gilles Coulier and Richard Clark and produced by Gareth Williams under the banner of Urban Myth Films in collaboration with Fox Networks Group and StudioCanal. for Canal+ and Fox. The show premiered on October 28, 2019. War of the worlds stars Gabriel Byrne in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Elizabeth Mcgovern, L A Drucker, Adel Bencherif, Emilie De Preissac, Natasha Little and Daisy Edgar-jones. The series is based on The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. The series has a running time of 60 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 8 episodes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Distribution rights for the show were acquired by Canal+.