Shows Like War of the Worlds

If you liked War of the Worlds (2019), a sci-fi & fantasy and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Falling Skies (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside…
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Invasion (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling…
3
Defiance (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must…
4
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
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Halo (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
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V (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about the world's first encounter with an alien race in which the aliens call themselves The Visitors, and have a seemingly friendly agenda that may or may not be a cover for…
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Alien: Earth (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
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Teacup (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
A mysterious event traps people on a rural Georgia farm, forcing them to unite against an unknown, deadly force. A young boy named Arlo becomes central to uncovering the truth.
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3 Body Problem (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
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Y: The Last Man (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Traverse a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. Follow the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their…
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V (1984)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the newly born half-human…
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Raised by Wolves (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is…
13
La Brea (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval…
14
The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world receive a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to…
15
First Wave (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.
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Secret Invasion (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
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The Walking Dead (2010)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and sci-fi & fantasy
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
18
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and…
20
The Man in the High Castle (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and drama
Explore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel.