War of the Worlds (1988)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Jared Martin
Harrison Blackwood
Adrian Paul
John Kincaid
Lynda Mason Green
Suzanne McCullough
Philip Akin
Norton Drake
Richard Chaves
Colonel Paul Ironhorse
Greg Strangis
Creator / Writer
Catherine Disher
Mana
Rick Schwartz
Consulting Producer / Writer
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Producer
Gavin Mitchell
Production Design
Rolf Harvey
Art Direction
Gareth Wilson
Set Decoration
Ken Sinclair
Set Dresser
Isabel De Biasio
Wardrobe Master
Eddie Bowman
Transportation Coordinator
Susan Murdoch
Production Manager
Denis Forest
Malzor / Malzor / Martin Cole
Maris H. Jansons
Director of Photography
Ron Stannett
Director of Photography
Robert Saad
Director of Photography
David Herrington
Director of Photography
Jacques Fortier
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ted Hanlan
Stunt Coordinator
William Fruet
Director
Neill Fearnley
Director
Armand Mastroianni
Director
Mark Sobel
Director
Allan Eastman
Director
Gabriel Pelletier
Director
Francis Delia
Director
Colin Chilvers
Director
Herbert Wright
Director / Writer / Teleplay
George McCowan
Director
Otta Hanus
Director
Paul Tucker
Director
Winrich Kolbe
Director
Timothy Bond
Director
Joseph L. Scanlan
Director
Steve Weslak
Editor
Tim Williams
Editor
Geoff Craigen
Editor
Mairin Wilkinson
Editor
Tim Williams
Editor
Oliver Manton
Editor
Tim Williams
Editor
Dave Goard
Editor
Tom Lazarus
Writer
Nancy Ann Miller
Writer / Teleplay
Patrick Barry
Story / Writer
Durnford King
Writer
Alan Moskowitz
Story / Writer
Jim Trombetta
Writer
Carl Binder
Writer
Wilson Coneybeare
Story
Jon Kubichan
Writer
Michael McCormack
Writer
Jim Henshaw
Writer
J.K.E. Rose
Writer
D.C. Fontana
Writer
Janet MacLean
Writer
Sandra Berg
Writer
Arnold Margolin
Writer
David Tynan
Writer
Judith Berg
Writer
Michael Michaelian
Writer
Naomi Janzen
Writer
Norman Snider
Writer
Jonathan Glassner
Writer
John Groves
Writer
Sylvia Clayton
Writer
Tony Di Franco
Writer
Nolan Powers
Teleplay
Thomas Baum
Story
Forrest Van Buren
Writer
Lorne Rossman
Writer
Richard Krzemien
Writer
David Braff
Writer
Ken Pogue
John
Jaimz Woolvett
Larry
Amos Crawley
Young Harrison
Gema Zamprogna
Sam Fisher
Larry Joshua
Hardy Galt
Lisa Jakub
Julie
Eugene Robert Glazer
Marcus Crane
Vlasta Vrana
Jonathan Laporte
Aki Aleong
Tao
Cynthia Dale
Tila
Roy Thinnes
Van Order
Denis Akiyama
Chin
Noam Zylberman
Nate
Jayne Eastwood
Grace
Alex Carter
Clark
Gerard Parkes
Dr. Emil Gestaine
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Ceeto
Pat Mastroianni
Pitcher
Mia Kirshner
Jo
Aaron Ross Fraser
Plato
Mairon Bennett
Young Hooker
Richard Zeppieri
Tough Kid
James Kirchner
Alien Guard
Michael Woods
Guard
Sonya Delwaide
Female Newcomer
Greg Kramer
Addict
Peter Blais
Ralph
Denise Fergusson
Lady at Mission
Kurt Reis
Reverend Thomas Solter
Nathaniel Moreau
Steven
Stephen Black
Gates
Donnie Bowes
Jones
Vince Guerriero
Barrows
Shannon Lawson
Rosa
Lawrence King
Ripper
Dylan Neal
Scavenger
Helen Hughes
Kate Barrows
James Knapp
Eddie
Sandra Caldwell
Nurse
Laura Press
Seft
Victoria Snow
Blade
Illya Woloshyn
Tom
Elliot Smith
Dix
Cal Wilson
Cappy
Louis Tucci
Packrat
Larry A. McLean
Mercenary
Leonard Chow
Farmer
Ted Ludzik
Morthren Worker
Kathryn Rose
Rene Laporte
Richard Sali
Aide
Andrew Scorer
Lunatic
Ellen Horst
Nurse
Dean Richards Wiancko
Drug Dealer
Elizabeth Beeler
Scientist
Réal Andrews
Man in Bar
Gigi De Leon
Young Woman
Charles McCaughan
Kemo
Charles Kerr
Ace
Alan Feiman
Lonelyheart
George R. Robertson
General Mann
Paula Barrett
Miranda
Seirge LeBlanc
Tommy
Brian Furlong
Aide
Gerry Quigley
Cab Driver
Alan Argue
Reporter
Lorne Pardy
Reporter
Ron Lea
Paul Daniels
Dominic Cuzzocrea
Bill
Marc Marut
Patrick
Tanja Jacobs
Miss Gholston
Nadine MacKinnon
Mrs. Daniels
Joel Carlson
Adam
Joon Kim
Bing
Richard Comar
Advocate / Chambers / Advocate
Ted Follows
General Arquette / General Arquettte
John Evans
Colonel West
Matt Birman
Thief
Barbara Gordon
Bebe Gardner
Maurice E. Evans
W.R. Samuels
John Dee
Old Man / Mailman
Martin Doyle
Rob Nunn
Nadia Capone
Maureen
Ken Quinn
Salo
Sam Moses
Sal
Sandy Webster
Gunther
Marlow Vella
Ralph
Krista Houston
Lisa
Nicolas Van Burek
Joe
Rob MacInally
Zeel
Keith Knight
Bob
Angela Dohrmann
Jane
Denise McLeod
Sara
Tre Smith
David
Elena Kudaba
Gambler
Belinda Metz
Scoggs
Michael Welden
Max
Chuck Shamata
Bradley
Michael Rhoades
Zak
Jorge Montesi
Gomes / Director
Colm Feore
Leonid Argochev / Nikita
Markus Parilo
Desk Clerk
Barclay Hope
MP
Timothy Webber
Thresher
Michael Hogan
Nash
Vincent Dale
Hook
Leslie Toth
Guard
Cedric Smith
Adrian Bouchard
R.D. Reid
Mark Newport / Druggist
Sandi Stahlbrand
Newscaster
Michael Caruana
Kurt / Ralph
John Gilbert
Tallick
Gregory Cross
Chubs
Patricia Phillips
Bayda
Meg Hogarth
Shirley
Cliff Woolner
Alien Trucker
Sam Malkin
Pollito / Mr. Jimmy
Eric Keenleyside
Foreman
Elias Zarou
Kirk / Abraham
Mark Humphrey
Milkman
Judah Katz
Pilot
Dale Wilson
Sgt. Tex / Roy
Gwynyth Walsh
Charlotte
Leslie Carlson
Detective
James Purcell
McGinnis / Brock
Steve Makaj
Milkman
Eugene A. Clark
Sgt. Gordon Reynolds
Angelo Rizacos
Father Tim / Young Alien Aide
Jack Mather
Doc
Paul CÅ“ur
Alien / Roller
Desmond Ellis
Orel
Jim Bearden
Rancher
Diana Reis
Molly Stone / Grace
Chris Potter
Farmer
Martha Irving
Peggy / Sylvia Van Buren
Gene Mack
Wiley / Bull
Louise Cranfield
Young Wife
Diane Douglass
Nurse
Harry Booker
Sheriff Deak
Paul De La Rosa
Cop
Kris Ryan
Detective
Donald Tripe
Dr. Gutterman
Brent Carver
Jesse
Gerry Mendicino
T.J.
Mishu Vellani
Woman Student
Deborah Theaker
Saleslady
Maria del Mar
Estelle
John Vernon
General Wilson
Suzanne Coy
Sunethra Menathong / Staff Member
Paul Bettis
Attendant / Sol / Dennis Lawson
Alannah Myles
Samantha
Albert Schultz
Ken
Bernard Behrens
Psychiatrist / Jennings
Carolyn Scott
Other Woman
Eric Schweig
Darrow
Clark Johnson
Young
Larry Mannell
Doctor
Elaine Giftos
Q'Tara
Jonathan Welsh
Jack Sawyer
Kevin Rushton
Ex-Biker / Dog
Sarah Campbell
Young Girl
Paul Eves
Marine / Alien MP
Larry Reynolds
Tom Kensington
Daryl Shuttleworth
Signal Corps Technician
Julian Richings
Ardix / Man with Hat / Alien Scientist
Deborah Wakeham
Katya
Patrick Macnee
Valery Kedrov
Martin Neufeld
Finney / Advocate
David Ferry
Marc Traynor / Policeman
David Calderisi
Advocate
Gairey Richardson
Detective Bob
Joseph Ziegler
Pat
Robin Sewell
Grace
Tim MacMenamin
Guard
Linda Goranson
Connie
Ric Sarabia
Advocate / Teal
Ivan Naranjo
Joseph
John Tench
Gambler / Worker
George Bloomfield
Lawyer / Director
Carole Galloway
Pat Thistle
Bonnie Gruen
Nurse
Christopher Trace
Cop
Randall Carpenter
Margo
John Colicos
Quinn
Andrea Nevitt
Aide
Graham Batchelor
Arnold Thistle
Robert Morelli
Sgt. Fitzpatrick
Boris Khaimovich
Alien Cop
Elizabeth Leslie
Nurse / Desk Honey
Myron Senkus
Walter Hayden
Jim Yip
Hwang
Elliot McIver
Cop
Daniel Delabbio
Sanchez
Norah Grant
Sgt. Coleman
Steve Pernie
Derriman
Frank Pellegrino
Advocate / Mossoud
Kim Cayer
Hooker
Alex Karzis
Gerry / Samuel
James Mainprize
Bernie
David Mulholland
Reverend
Efrain Figueroa
Gabriel Morales
Jill Hennessy
Patty / Scott
Geoffrey Bowes
Colin
Julie Khaner
Alien Woman
Peter Boretski
Howard Hugo
Michael Copeman
Advocate / Dayton
Ken Girotti
Lang
Nick De Kruyff
Human Captive
Lori Hallier
Mindy Cooper / Teri
Tim Koetting
Dr. Melish
Mark Parr
Alien Mutant
Daniel Kash
Guard
John Pyper-Ferguson
Alien Mutant
Jonathan Ursini
Alien Toddler
Simon Du Toit
Guard
James Hong
Soo Tak
Abbott Anderson
Morris Burnobi
Vito Rezza
Stavrakos / Stravrakos
Don Allison
Milton
Jacqueline McLeod
Blanche
Heather Clifford
Nurse
Brandyn Ursini
Alien Toddler
Roger Montgomery
Henchman
Ron Payne
Businessman
Michael Dyson
Farmer / Alien
Randy Atmadja
Old Clerk
Moshin Sherazee
Cabbie / Alien
Michael Parks
Cash McCullough
Charles W. Gray
Businessman
Isabelle Mejias
Sherry
John Grima
Coroner
Peter MacNeill
Director
Phillip Jarrett
Cop
Dixie Seatle
Teri Novak
Reg Dreger
Sergeant
Michael Rudder
Advocate / Einhorn / Advocate
Charlene Richards
Megan
Jill Jacobson
Envoy
Benson Simmonds
Busboy
Shelley Owens
Streetwalker
Hugh Thompson
Ray
James Rankin
Lab Tech
Ilse von Glatz
Advocate / Urick / Advocate
Nicolas Coster
Dr. Frederick Alexander
Thomas Hauff
Colonel Manning
Janet Bailey
Perry
David McKnight
Max
Amber Lea Weston
Nancy Salvo
Barry Kennedy
Jerry Raymond
Cynthia Belliveau
Karen McKinney
Carolyn Dunn
Debra / Sarah Cole
Jeremy Ratchford
Student
Michael Eric Kramer
Commander / Advocate / Alien in contamination suit
Warren Davis
Franklin
Michele Scarabelli
Elise Conway
Billie Mae Richards
Matron
Guylaine St-Onge
Beth
Greg Morris
General Masters
Eric Bruskotter
Jefferson
Rachel Blanchard
Debi McCullough
Brenda Kamino
Nurse / Nun
Stuart Stone
Bobby
Kelly Rowan
Kim
Alex Cord
Marcus Madison Mason
John Novak
Alien
Jeff Corey
Francis Flannery
Billy Thorpe
Billy Carlos
Lynne Griffin
Amanda Burke
Jackie Richardson
Blanche
Tedd Dillon
Driver
Colleen Embree
Jordan
Len Doncheff
Police Captain
A.C. Peterson
Alien Hunter
Steve Mousseau
Sheriff
Ray James
FBI Leader
Michael Fletcher
Beckwith
Roger McKeen
Driver
Helen Carscallen
Granny
Von Flores
Alex
Judy Sinclair
Judy
Walker Boone
Prison Guard
Joy Thompson
Mom
Chick Roberts
Frank
John Blackwood
Dad
Michael McKeever
Lt. Hamill
Hume Baugh
Alien
John Ireland
Harv
Sergio Galli
Biker
Kirk Dunn
Hancock
Kevin Frank
Gabriel
Mark Holmes
Red
Linda Singer
Biker Chick
Jack Jessop
Bill
James Kee
Robert Parkins
Anne Farquhar
Newswoman
Rita Tuckett
Miss Daly
James Kidnie
Captain Murphy
Todd Schroeder
Guard
Miriam Newhouse
Ellen
Michael Fawkes
Officer
Alanna Cavanagh
Worker
George Merner
Officer Helfreich
Richard Fitzpatrick
Officer
Terry Doyle
Dean Holden
T.J. Scott
Lab Technician
Jack Ammon
Sam
Mary Beth Rubens
Marla
Giovanni Paldino
Orson Welles #2
Wally Bondarenko
Officer at the Bar
Jason Blicker
Pete
Claude Rae
Dean
Mung-Ling Tsui
Waitress
J.R. Zimmerman
Dr. Adams
Neil Dainard
Detective Harley
Kim Coates
Scott
Barry Flatman
Hewlit
Krista Bridges
Teen Queen
Paul Boretski
Leo
Philip Williams
Fred
Conrad Coates
Driver
Sharolyn Sparrow
Helen
Ross Manson
Officer Roberts
Harold Luft
Guard
David Gardner
Larson
George Kash
Longshoreman
Micki Moore
Joyce Mason
Jackie May
Nun
Jan Rubeš
Dr. Von Deer
Heidi von Palleske
Alien Soldier
Wally Bolland
Policeman
Ann Robinson
Sylvia van Buren
Djanet Sears
Nurse
Alex Carter
Record Company Guy / Alien
Len Carlson
Attending Alien
Roy Lewis
Cameraman
James O'Regan
Cook
Karen Wood
Receptionist
Garfield Andrews
Simons
Frank Knight
Orson Welles #1
Corinne Conley
Mrs. Pennyworth
John Evans
Jake
Damon D'Oliveira
Alien #3
Richard Beach
Alien Driver
Neil Vipond
Reverend
Darren O'Donnell
Alien
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 7, 1988
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes44
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
War of the Worlds is a science fiction television series that ran for two seasons, from October 7, 1988 to May 14, 1990. The series is a sequel to the 1953 film The War of the Worlds, a loose adaptation of the 1898 novel of the same title by H. G. Wells, using the same war machine designs and often incorporating aspects from the film, radio adaptation, and the original novel into its mythology.
Though the original film's producer, George Pal, envisioned a TV follow-up sometime in the 1970s, it was not until the late 1980s that a series was finally realized, this time by television producer Greg Strangis. The show was a part of the boom of first-run syndicated television series being produced at the time. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel.
The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.