War of the Worlds
Season 1
1988 • 24 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Resurrection, Part 1
October 7, 1988
In 1953, a worldwide invasion from Mars would have eliminated humanity had the extraterrestrial invaders not been vulnerable to the indigenous bacteria on the planet. Now an accident at a dumpsite revives the comatose aliens who then shortly attempt to resume the war they started 35 years ago.
2. The Resurrection, Part 2
October 7, 1988
35 years ago, Earth experienced a war of the worlds, humanity's savior being common diseases to which it had long since gained immunity. However, a Pandora's Box is opened when the invaders are accidently revived via radiation exposure, canceling the presence of their microscopic attackers. Their plot to reignite warfare is recognized only by Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who must convince others of the renewed global threat.
3. The Walls of Jericho
October 10, 1988
After a period without any further evidence of the aliens' existence, the powers-that-be try to shut down the Blackwood Project. Meanwhile, the aliens try desperately to find a way to combat the threat brought on by the radiation that is killing them.
4. Thy Kingdom Come
October 17, 1988
The aliens trek to Canada in order to free more of their sleeping brethren. The Blackwood Project's only hope in finding them lies in the scattered mind of War of the Worlds veteran Sylvian Van Buren.
5. A Multitude of Idols
October 24, 1988
The aliens move toward an operation that will begin integrating themselves into human society, thus developing agents to be active anywhere in the world.
6. Eye for an Eye
October 31, 1988
As Grover's Mill celebrates the 50th anniversary of the radio drama that made it famous, little do they know what really happened that night in 1938, or that the "Martians" have returned.
7. The Second Seal
November 7, 1988
The aliens begin infiltrating a military base in hopes of possessing a list containing the location of 10,000 of their stored-away comrades.
8. Goliath is My Name
November 14, 1988
A fantasy game and reality collide for students when the aliens invade a campus to steal a lethal biological substance. Things become even worse when an alien is exposed to the toxin and becomes a mentally unstable rogue.
9. To Heal the Leper
November 21, 1988
The aliens are in jeopardy, as the Advocacy's collective counsel is crippled from the weakened state of one of the three. It seems that a dark cloud is lifting, but only Harrison believes they remain a threat.
10. The Good Samaritan
December 26, 1988
The aliens have produced a deadly toxin, and a miraculous new development to feed the world becomes their means of mass poisoning.
11. Epiphany
January 2, 1989
The aliens take advantage of humanity's own violent nature in order to speed along its inevitable self-destruction.
12. Among the Philistines
January 9, 1989
A set-up for the aliens by the Blackwood Project is soon spun on its head as an alien manages to infiltrate the Cottage.
13. Choirs of Angels
January 16, 1989
The aliens plant subliminal messages in a musician's recordings to brainwash a brilliant scientist into creating a cure for them against the bacteria on Earth.
14. Dust to Dust
January 23, 1989
The theft of an Indian object provokes disgust from Ironhorse. But it also garners the aliens' interest, as it holds something that belongs to one of their ancient war machines.
15. He Feedeth Among the Lilies
January 30, 1989
To better understand their problem, the aliens begin abducting humans to learn the secret of their immune systems.
16. The Prodigal Son
February 6, 1989
In 1953, aliens invaded Earth, but were stopped when they fell to the planet's bacteria - except one. Now this rebellious rogue alien uses Blackwood's meeting with the United Nations to help his own plan for global domination.
17. The Meek Shall Inherit
February 13, 1989
The aliens plan to disorganize human society by paralyzing its means of communication.
18. Unto Us a Child is Born
February 20, 1989
After a pregnant woman is possessed by an alien and gives birth, the child becomes the focus of a search as it may offer an immunity to Earth's bacteria.
19. The Last Supper
March 6, 1989
A secret meeting between countries is conducted in order to evaluate the global alien threat. However, the Advocacy learn of this grouping, and seize it as an opportunity to swiftly crush resistance. for his own brand of justice.
20. Vengeance is Mine
April 17, 1989
Ironhorse must deal with a mistake that no soldier wants to make: the killing of an innocent civilian.
21. My Soul to Keep
April 24, 1989
The time to reproduce, and thus increase their army, has come for the aliens. But the offspring are endangered by radiation and the aliens take a risky move to ensure their future.
22. So Shall Ye Reap
May 1, 1989
The aliens infiltrate the illegal drug trade in order to circulate a narcotic that will turn humans into violent killers.
23. The Raising of Lazarus
May 8, 1989
A strange alien pod is found and taken to a nuclear research facility. The Blackwood Project is summoned to investigate, but their authority is soon overridden by a mysterious Project 9.
24. The Angel of Death
May 15, 1989
After more than a year of being resisted by humans, the aliens are finally shaken by the arrival of a familiar enemy that has arrived on Earth. But is the enemy of our enemy our friend?