War of the Worlds (1988)

S1E1 The Resurrection, Part 1

In 1953, an intergalactic assault from Mars nearly wiped out humanity, but the invaders were unexpectedly defeated by Earth's native bacteria. Decades later, an incident at a waste disposal site awakens these dormant aliens, who are eager to pick up where they left off and reignite the battle they started 35 years prior.