World War III, World War Three, or Third World War is a hypothetical successor to World War II. World War III or World War 3 may also refer to: Literature World War III (Left Behind), a rider in the Left Behind series of novels The Third World War (novel), a 2003 novel by Humphrey Hawksley The Third World War: August 1985, and its sequel The Third World War: The Untold Story, novels by Sir John Hackett Comics World War 3 Illustrated, a political comics anthology founded in 1979 Third World War (comics), a political comic strip appearing in Crisis beginning in 1988 World War III (DC Comics), the title of two sagas published in superhero comic books by DC Comics beginning in 2000 World War III (G.I. Joe), a comic book storyline published by Devil's Due Publishing beginning in 2007 Games The Third World War (video game), for the Sega Mega-CD console World War III: Black Gold, a 2001 Microsoft Windows computer game World War 3 (video game), a 2018 game by The Farm 51 Film and television World War III (1998 film), a 1998 German film by Robert Stone World War III (2022 film), a 2022 Iranian film WW3, a 2001 TV-movie starring Timothy Hutton and Vanessa L. Williams World War III, a 1989 movie narrated by Joe Huser World War III (miniseries), a 1982 American TV miniseries directed by David Greene "World War Three" (Doctor Who), an episode in the 2005 series of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who WCW World War 3, an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event World War 3 (1995) World War 3 (1996) World War 3 (1997) World War 3 (1998) "World War III", a 1985 episode of the TV sitcom Night Court Music Bands Third World War (band), an English proto-punk band formed in 1970 WWIII, a Los Angeles-based band fronted by Mandy Lion Albums World War III (Mac album), 1999 World War III (Madina Lake album), 2011 WWIII (album), a 2003 album by KMFDM Songs "World War III", a song by Anti-Nowhere League from We Are...The League, 1982 "World War III", a song by Bad Religion from Bad Religion, 1981 "World War III", a 1982 song by Exciter "World War III", a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 1984 "World War III", a song by the Jonas Brothers from Lines, Vines