BBC One’s The War Of The Worlds adaptation will premiere on Sunday November 17th at 9pm, it has been announced.

The War Of The Worlds is set in Edwardian England and follows George and his partner Amy as they attempt to defy society and start a life together. It tells their story as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion, fighting for their lives against an enemy beyond their comprehension.

The three-part drama, which is based on the H.G. Wells classic, is produced by Mammoth Screen and stars Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Robert Carlyle (Once Upon A Time) and Rupert Graves (Sherlock). This production isn’t to be confused with FOX UK’s parent Fox Network’s Group eight episode adaptation from Misfits‘s Howard Overman and Atlantis inde Urban Myth Films.

TVWise’s UK Premiere Dates page has been updated with this new information.