Fox Tv Uk War Of The Worlds

War of the worlds is a television series produced by fox networks group and studiocanal backed urban myth films.

Fox tv uk war of the worlds. It is being executive produced by johnny capps julian murphy and howard overman through their company urban myth films. When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy it is definitive proof of intelligent extra terrestrial life. Airing in more than 50 european and african markets on fox it was the most successful regional launch since 2016 and was the uk s highest rated new fox launch since 2012. War of the worlds season one is among the highest performing series on epix in the us.

Cable network epix and fox s highest rated new show in eight years in the uk. In january 2019 hollywood reporter announced that hereditary star gabriel byrne and downton abbey actress elizabeth mcgovern will head the ensemble cast of war of the worlds a new television re imagining of the h g. Set in present day europe war of the worlds is eight part drama written and created by the bafta award winner howard overman misfits crazyhead merlin based on the timeless story by h g. Wells sci fi classic created by veteran british writer howard overman misfits atlantis.

War of the worlds has gained a loyal following after airing in 60 territories globally including becoming a best performer for u s. War of the worlds on fox after arriving in france in october 2019 the howard overman led version started airing in the uk on march 5th with episodes airing weekly on fox.