The Tripods (1984)

Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi

In the year 2089, an alien race stalks the land in towering machines known as Tripods. They have taken over the earth and enslaved mankind with a mind-controlling device, ceremoniously implanted at adolescence. Will Parker, desperate to escape this ritual, leaves the village with his cousin, Henry and attempts to link up with the human resistance movement.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (1,703 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

6.70 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.1

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Village in England: July, 2089 AD	7.0	76
2	England: July, 2089 AD	6.9	66
3	The English Channel: July, 2089 AD	6.8	59
4	France: July, 2089 AD	7.2	56
5	Chateau Ricordeau, France: July, 2089 AD	6.7	59
6	Chateau Ricordeau, France: July, 2089 AD	6.4	60
7	Chateau Ricordeau, France: August, 2089 AD	6.4	57
8	Chateau Ricordeau, France: August, 2089 AD	6.6	52
9	France: September, 2089 AD	6.5	54
10	France: September, 2089 AD	6.0	54
11	France: October, 2089 AD	6.4	52
12	France: October, 2089 AD	7.1	54
13	The White Mountains: November, 2089 AD	7.1	51

Season 2 (1985)

6.83 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 6.5

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The White Mountains: 2090 AD	7.0	53
2	Travel	6.5	50
3	Will Is Arrested	6.4	49
4	Help from Friends	6.3	49
5	City of Gold	7.1	49
6	Will Is Made a Slave	7.1	48
7	Hunt for Eloise	7.2	49
8	The City of Gold	7.1	51
9	Blessings of the Cognosc	7.2	48
10	The Cognosc Departs	7.2	49
11	Escape from the City of Gold	6.3	49
12	The Forest of Death	6.5	48