War of the Worlds

Series Similar to War of the Worlds

If you enjoyed War of the Worlds, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Raised by Wolves

   2020 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended99% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   After Earth is torn apart by religious differences and the human race teeters on the edge of extinction, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Raised by Wolves follows Mother and Father as they attempt to raise human children in this mysterious virgin land, a treacherous and difficult task that's jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans. As the androids make contact with this zealous and dangerous people, they struggle to control the beliefs of their fiercely self-determining children.

2. The Man Who Fell to Earth

   2022 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended99% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   The Man Who Fell to Earth follows an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.

3. Oasis

   2017 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.4).

   Set in the near future, Oasis tells the story of priest Peter Leigh, who is called to a remote planet where a mysterious multinational company is building the first permanent off-Earth human colony. The planet, Oasis, is humanity's last chance to escape from Earth's impending collapse, but it quickly becomes apparent that it may not be as hospitable to humanity as it seems…

4. Outcasts

   2011 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, hidden gem.

   A group of courageous pioneers face a unique opportunity: the chance to build a new and better future on another planet.

5. The Man in the High Castle

   2015 · Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8.1).

   The Man in the High Castle is a startling depiction of an alternate history as imagined by author Philip K. Dick in his best-selling novel; a world in which Nazi Germany and Japan were victorious in World War II. The year is 1962 and the Axis Powers occupy the United States, where fascism rules and the few surviving Jews hide under assumed names.

6. Kings

   2009 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8).

   Kings is a modern variation on the David-and-Goliath story, David Shepherd, a brave warrior in a city under siege, wins the gratitude of his king by rescuing the prince from enemy territory. His ensuing fame and rise through the ranks earns him the affection of the king's daughter, but David begins to realize it's getting harder and harder to tell his allies from his enemies. Although the series is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, it is set in a kingdom that is culturally and technologically similar to the present-day United States.

7. The Crossing

   2018 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   The Crossing revolves around refugees from a war torn country who start showing up seeking asylum in a small fishing town on the Oregon coast. Only the country these people are from is America and the war they are fleeing is 180 years in the future.

8. Colony

   2016 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   Colony is a naturalistic drama about a family that's torn by opposing forces and makes difficult decisions as its members balance staying together with surviving the struggle of the human race. Set in the near future, the story takes place in Los Angeles, which exists in a state of occupation by a force of outside intruders. Some people choose to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, while others rebel and suffer the consequences. Josh Holloway stars in Colony as Will Bowman a former FBI agent who — in a bid to protect his family — is forced to collaborate with the occupational government to bring down the growing resistance movement inside the L.A. colony. Sarah Wayne Callies co-stars as Katie Bowman, Will's wife and a mother of three who struggles daily to keep her family safe and united in an occupied Los Angeles.

9. V

   2009 · Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile.

   Simultaneously appearing over every major city in the world, the Visitors (or V's) arrived offering us the wonders of their technology and promoting peace. While the world quickly embraced the V's as saviors, an FBI Counter Terrorist Agent, and others making up the resistance group called The Fifth Column, quickly discovered that the Visitors are not who they said they were. Will humanity stop being fooled and realize the Visitors true intentions before it becomes too late and they take over Earth?

10. Eleventh Hour

    2006 · Drama, Science-Fiction · ended92% match

    Recommended for similar Science-Fiction profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

    Follow the adventures of Professor Ian Hood, Special Advisor to the government's Joint Sciences Committee, who troubleshoots threats stemming from or targeting "scientific endeavour". He is joined by Rachel Young, a Special Branch operative who acts primarily as his bodyguard, as Hood has made powerful enemies through his work.