The War of the Worlds (Part 1)

In Part 1 of "The War of the Worlds," life in England is disrupted when strange cylindrical objects crash to Earth, revealing themselves to be Martian spacecraft. Panic ensues as the Martians emerge from their cylinders and unleash deadly heat-rays, incinerating everything in their path. The protagonist witnesses the chaos and destruction firsthand, along with the futile attempts of military forces to resist the alien invaders. As society collapses and humanity faces extinction, the stage is set for a desperate struggle for survival against an overwhelmingly advanced foe from another world.