"War of the Worlds" is a TV series based on the classic novel of the same name by HG Wells, written by Andrew Cochran, and executive produced by Jeff Davis, Josh Barry and Jeff Kwatinetz. "War of the Worlds" has been adapted into various movie versions and an old TV series in various forms. Among them, the most famous one is the movie of the same name starring Tom Cruise. In the original novel, the Martians invaded the Earth because their planet was about to be destroyed. When they were about to win, they were annihilated by the bacteria on the Earth.