Bill injects Emily with the virus; she falls ill, forcing a dangerous mission for insulin.
Resistance forms in London; Emily returns from the alien ship with strange visions. War of the Worlds - Season 2
In the finale, Bill uses a time-travel formula to go back to the day of the first contact. He kills Emily in the past to prevent the existence of the future human-invaders, successfully undoing the invasion and all deaths across both seasons. Episode Guide Key Events 1 Bill injects Emily with the virus; she falls
Bill discovers the invaders look human; he considers using Emily to test his virus. He kills Emily in the past to prevent
It is revealed that the invaders are not from another galaxy but are the descendants of Emily and Sacha , who traveled back from a distant future to harvest healthy organs and fix their genetic defects.
The season begins six months after the initial attack. The survivors in London have formed a resistance, while the "aliens" are revealed to be humanoid in appearance.
Neuroscientist Bill Ward (Gabriel Byrne) develops a virus to target the invaders. He tests it on Emily Gresham (Daisy Edgar-Jones), discovering it is effective because she shares genetic material with them.