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"The War of the Worlds": BBC Unleashes First Official Trailer for Limited Series Adapt [PREVIEW]

Set to premiere in Fall 2019, the BBC has unleashed the first trailer for its limited series adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. Adapted by Peter Harness (Wallander, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell) and directed by Craig Viveiros (And Then There Were None), the three-part drama stars Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark, Loving Vincent), Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Big Short), Robert Carlyle (T2: Trainspotting, Once Upon A Time), and Rupert Graves (Swimming with Men, Sherlock).

The BBC series marks the first time British television has adapted the science fiction classic – produced by Betsan Morris Evans (The City in The City), and Mammoth Screen for BBC One.

"H.G. Wells' seminal novel has been adapted for the screen many times but it's always had a contemporary (and American) setting, this is the first version to be set in London and the Home Counties during the Edwardian period. Peter's scripts manage to honour the source material with great skill, but we aim to provide a thoroughly modern thrill ride for the audience, delivering an alien invasion story that will shock and awe audiences across the globe."

– Craig Viveiros

Set in Edwardian England, this new adaptation of H.G. Wells' seminal tale – the first alien invasion story in literature – follows George (played by Rafe Spall) and his partner Amy (Eleanor Tomlinson) as they attempt to defy society and start a life together. Rupert Graves is Frederick, George's elder brother, and Robert Carlyle plays Ogilvy, an astronomer and scientist. The War of the Worlds tells their story as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion, fighting for their lives against an enemy beyond their comprehension.

Stemming from Mammoth Screen for BBC One, The War of the Worlds is executive produced by Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli, Peter Harness, Craig Viveiros for Mammoth Screen, and Tommy Bulfin for the BBC.

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