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From Peter Harness comes the first British television adaptation of H. G. Wells鈥� novel The War Of The Worlds, produced by Mammoth Screen for 麻豆社 One.

Horsell Common in Surrey is struck by a huge meteor, and the inhabitants of Earth slowly fall victim to a vicious invasion. The three-part drama follows one man鈥檚 attempt to escape the ruthless Martians - but they are determined to destroy all human life as they attempt to conquer the earth鈥�

Writer, Peter Harness says: 鈥淚'm feeling phenomenally lucky to be writing The War Of The Worlds, and blowing up gigantic swathes of the Home Counties at the dawn of the twentieth century. Wells鈥檚 book is ground zero for all modern science fiction, and like all the best sci-fi, manages to sneak in some pretty astonishing comments on what it is to be a human being too. I鈥檓 hoping to follow in the great man鈥檚 footsteps by making a terrifying, Martian-packed series which manages to be emotional, characterful, and - deep breath, dare I say it - even political at the same time.鈥�

Damien Timmer, Mammoth Screen Managing Director, says: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great honour to bring H.G. Wells鈥檚 masterpiece to 麻豆社 One. This huge title - the original alien invasion story - has been loosely adapted and riffed on countless times, but no one has ever attempted to follow Wells and locate the story in Woking at the turn of the last century. We hope Peter鈥檚 adaptation will be the definitive adaptation of one of the great classic novels - and a visceral, thought provoking thrill ride!鈥�

The War Of The Worlds has been commissioned by Piers Wenger and Charlotte Moore, written by Peter Harness (Doctor Who, Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell, Wallander) and will be produced by Mammoth Screen (Poldark, The City And The City, The Witness For The Prosecution, NW) for 麻豆社 One. Filming will begin early 2018.

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