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Location: Liverpool
Location: North West
Date: 2018
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The War Of The Worlds
The War of the Worlds, a new major three-part drama for BBC One. The first British television adaptation of the H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi novel and filmed with the Aerialworx heavy lift Raptor X1 drone equipped with our Arri ALEXA MINI camera, ZEISS lenses and ARRI remote lens control system.
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The War of the Worlds directed by award-winning director Craig Viveiros is set in Edwardian England. This new adaptation of H.G. Wells’ follows George and his partner Amy as they attempt to defy society and start a life together. The War of the Worlds tells their story as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion, fighting for their lives against an enemy with technology beyond their comprehension.
Executive Producer Damien Timmer said: “Here we are, making the original and best alien invasion story for the BBC One audience – it doesn’t get much better than this! With a stellar cast and some very scary Martians up our sleeve we look forward to terrifying large sections of the audience soon!’
Director Craig Viveiros added: “H.G. Wells’ seminal novel has been adapted for the screen many times but it’s always had a contemporary (and American) setting, this is the first version to be set in London and the Home Counties during the Edwardian period. Peter’s scripts manage to honour the source material with great skill, but we aim to provide a thoroughly modern thrill ride for the audience, delivering an alien invasion story that will shock and awe audiences across the globe.”
Peter Harness says: “The version of The War of the Worlds that I wanted to make is one that’s faithful to the tone and the spirit of the book, but which also feels contemporary, surprising and full of shocks: a collision of sci-fi, period drama and horror. There is nothing cosy or predictable about Wells’ novel, and that’s what I want to capture in the show. We have an incredible cast, a brilliant director and a wonderful crew – and I can’t wait for them to explode the terrifying story of the first alien invasion on to our screens.”
The War of the Worlds is a screen drama for BBC One due to be aired mid to late 2019.
