even the much smaller gap between then and now might feel like an age to viewers eagerly anticipating the series, but again, it's probably nothing to worry about.

That BBC commission came as part of a raft of announcements which also included a new version of Little Women, which aired later that year, but also the likes of Informer, which didn't air until late 2018, and a number of other series that are still to broadcast.



Filming on The War of the Worlds got under way in Liverpool in early April 2018, with the BBC confirming casting and providing a first look at the series, while our first (brief) look at some footage again arrived a few months later, in mid-July 2018, as part of a BBC sizzle reel teasingpossibly?

One thing's for sure: when it does eventually transmit, The War of the Worlds will be going out... well, worldwide. In October, ITV Studios Global Entertainment revealed that it had sold the mini-series in more than 80 territories, including to broadcasters in France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Australia and Canada.



These extensive sales were agreed at the Mipcom content market in Cannes, where studios and broadcasters buy and sell new programmes and formats, and came as a promising sign after another prolonged period of silence following that July 2018 footage.

So for now, we'd encourage a little patience and optimism. A wait this long is perhaps uncommon, but certainly not unheard of, so when it comes to The War of the Worlds, there's probably nothing to worry about.

Except for the Martians,