The War of the Worlds (1999 animated miniseries)

The War of the Worlds is a 1999 animated miniseries directed by Robert Fredrickson and is based off of H.G. Wells' novel of the same name. It aired on Showtime from September 19th, 1999 to October 3rd, 1999.

Home media
MGM Home Entertainment released two VHS tapes of the show, labeled as "Volume 1" and "Volume 2", in 2000, with the first volume containing the first two parts and the second volume containing the final two parts. This was due to the fact that VHS tapes couldn't hold more than two hours of a film. In 2003, MGM Home Entertainment released all four parts of the miniseries on DVD, with the only bonus feature included being audio commentaries for the episodes. In celebration of the 110th anniversary of the original novel, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released a "Special Edition" DVD release of the series on April 15, 2008, which includes an audio commentary from Robert Fredrickson, Alan Landsburg, and Christian Bale, a behind the scenes featurette on the making of the miniseries, storyboards, and a small featurette on the show's aesthetic. This DVD release was nominated for Satellite Award for Outstanding Overall DVD.

In 2015, Shout! Factory released the series again on DVD/Blu-Ray, marking it as the first Garrett Fredrickson directed TV series to be released on Blu-Ray. MGM has also made the series available for streaming on TubiTV.