[Ennis85]

Funny enough they’re also working an an adaptation of War of the Worlds that looks pretty faithful to the book too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI6CNC4BtXk

They did indeed use to make decent versions of the classics, I also recommend their 1981 mini-series of Day of the Triffids.

[mass55th]

It's already aired on British TV in three parts. There's also a second War of the Worlds 8 episode series produced by Fox/Canal +...a french production company. It's set in contemporary Europe:

War of the Worlds