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War of the Worlds
Genre
Based onThe War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
Written byHoward Overman
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production companies

War of the Worlds is an upcoming television series produced by Fox and Studio Canal. The series will be written by Howard Overman, and directed by Gilles Coulier and Richard Clark. War of the Worlds is set to consist of eight episodes.

Premise

The series will take place in present day Europe, similar to Steven Spielberg's 2005 movie, but will be a re-imagining of the classic H.G. Wells' novel.[1]

Cast

Production

Development

War of the Worlds is produced by Fox and Studio Canal.[2][3] Gilles Coulier and Richard Clark will each be directing four episodes of the series.[4] The series will be written by Howard Overman.[4]

Casting

The series will also feature appearances from Léa Drucker, Natasha Little, Daisy Edgar Jones, Stéphane Caillard, Adel Bencherif, and Guillaume Gouix.

Release

The series will consist of eight episodes.

References

  1. ^ Wiseman, Andreas; Wiseman, Andreas (2019-01-29). "'War Of The Worlds': Gabriel Byrne & Elizabeth McGovern Lead Cast In Sci-Fi Series From Canal+, FNG & AGC". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ Clarke, Stewart; Clarke, Stewart (2018-11-05). "Greg Kinnear in Talks to Star in Canal Plus, Fox Adaptation of 'War of the Worlds'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ Clarke, Stewart; Clarke, Stewart (2019-06-27). "First Look at Gabriel Byrne, Elizabeth McGovern in 'War of the Worlds' Series". Variety. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  4. ^ a b Hughes, Janet (2019-02-24). "Filming to start on epic, star-studded sci-fi TV series". gloucestershirelive. Retrieved 2019-07-04.