War of the Worlds: Season 2

2021 · 8 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 2 of War of the Worlds

Season two sees our characters left reeling by the possibility that the invaders could be human. A tense fight to take back the planet awaits them. For some, the sheer desperation to survive will lead them to contemplate sacrificing one of their own...

8episodes

May 18, 2021Premiered

Jun 22, 2021latest episode

6.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Episode 1
May 18, 2021 · 51 min · ★ 7.4
Six months after Emily disappeared on an alien ship, the London survivors have set up a resistance base from which they plan to fight back; the aliens have since appeared and they look exactly like humans.
Directing: Richard Clark · Writer: Howard Overman · Starring: Stéphane Caillard, Adel Bencherif, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jonathan Gunning
2x02 Episode 2
May 25, 2021 · 50 min · ★ 7.6
As Emily grows concerned by her recollections of time spent with the aliens, Bill is also perturbed by the similarities between Emily and the aliens; Zoe encourages a reluctant Bill to use these similarities to their advantage.
Directing: Richard Clark · Writer: Howard Overman · Starring: Stéphane Caillard, Adel Bencherif, Stephen Campbell Moore, Aaron Heffernan
2x03 Episode 3
Jun 1, 2021 · 50 min
Bill secretly injects Emily with a biological weapon he hopes to use on the aliens; when she becomes sick, some of the survivors head out to find insulin in order to treat her; the resistance base is attacked and the survivors are forced to flee.
Directing: Richard Clark · Writer: Howard Overman · Starring: Stéphane Caillard, Stephen Campbell Moore, Gabriel Akuwudike, Donna Banya
2x04 Episode 4
Jun 8, 2021 · 50 min
Catherine, Sophia and Nathan make their way to London, accompanied by Victor, a survivor encountered by chance. Along the way, the dangers multiply. Sacha's feelings towards Emily intensify and the young man's behavior becomes more and more disturbing. Feeling threatened, Bill is forced to flee.
Directing: Richard Clark · Writer: Howard Overman · Starring: Stéphane Caillard, Stephen Campbell Moore, Aaron Heffernan, Grace Nettle
2x05 Episode 5
Jun 15, 2021 · 51 min
Bill joins the military group formed by Ethan, Dominic and Michael. The three men hold a young alien hostage, Isla. Catherine, Sophia and Nathan continue to search for Bill. Adina, and the aliens also set out to find Bill. Chloe accuses the blow when she realizes that Sacha killed Ash. She suggests to her increasingly unstable son to run away with her.
Directing: Ben A. Williams · Writer: Howard Overman · Starring: Stéphane Caillard, Stephen Campbell Moore, Thom Ashley, Tom Mothersdale
2x06 Episode 6
Jun 15, 2021 · 50 min
At the university, Sophia watches the videos recorded by Dylan, a young man they found dead, while Catherine focuses on the algorithms he left behind and which decipher the behavior of robots. Thanks to Bill's intervention, Isla manages to flee and join her family.
Directing: Ben A. Williams · Writer: Howard Overman · Starring: Stéphane Caillard, Stephen Campbell Moore, Thom Ashley, Angus Imrie
2x07 Episode 7
Jun 22, 2021 · 50 min
Emily agrees to help Bill test her for the virus, but soon experiences serious side effects. Sacha, who has secretly followed the group to stay close to Emily, tries to remove her from the group. For their part, Catherine, Sophia and Nathan set out again in search of Bill Ward.
Directing: Ben A. Williams · Writer: Howard Overman · Starring: Stéphane Caillard, Stephen Campbell Moore, Thom Ashley, Leo Bill
2x08 Episode 8 Season Finale
Jun 22, 2021 · 51 min
Catherine, Sophia, Zoe and the other survivors, finally reunited, prepare for the ultimate attack. But it is Bill who is the only one to hold the fate of humanity in his hands, provided he is helped by Isla.
Directing: Ben A. Williams · Writing: Howard Overman · Starring: Elizabeth McGovern, Pieter Genard, Michael Marcus, Leo Bill