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| Created by | Russell T Davies |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Edoardo Ferretti |
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The War Between the Land and the Sea is an upcoming British science fiction television series created by Russell T Davies for BBC One and Disney+. A spin-off of the Doctor Who franchise, the series is set to feature UNIT as they attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the Sea Devils. It is expected to star Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jemma Redgrave, and Alexander Devrient. It will consist of five episodes and is currently scheduled for a release in 2025.
Premise
[edit]UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the Sea Devils, comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Russell Tovey
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
- Alexander Devrient as Colonel Ibrahim
- Ruth Madeley as Shirley Ann Bingham
- Colin McFarlane as General Austin Pierce
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by [2] | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | TBA | Dylan Holmes Williams | Russell T Davies[3] | TBA | TBD |
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]In July 2024, Deadline Hollywood reported a new Doctor Who spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September.[4] Russell T Davies confirmed later that month at San Diego Comic Con that production would begin in August.[5] The five-part series was written by Davies and Pete McTighe, and is set to be directed by Dylan Holmes Williams and produced by Bad Wolf and BBC Studios. Davies is an executive producer with Phil Collinson, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner, and Jane Tranter.[2][6][7] It is set to be produced by Edoardo Ferretti. Pre-production and location scouting was underway by July 2024.[8] A read-through for all five episodes occurred on 20 August. Some filming is set to take place internationally.[3]
Casting
[edit]Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are expected to lead the series as new characters alongside Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and Colonel Ibrahim;[9][1] Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played different characters—Alonso Frame and Tish Jones, respectively—in Doctor Who.[10] The series is set to see the return of the Sea Devils.[1]
Release
[edit]The series is expected to air on BBC One and stream on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, and release on Disney+ internationally in 2025.[a][11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The 2025 release was confirmed in issue 607 of Doctor Who Magazine.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Vlessing, Etan; Gajewski, Ryan (26 July 2024). "Doctor Who Spinoff Officially Happening at Disney, BBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b Stephan, Katcy (26 July 2024). "Doctor Who Spinoff The War Between the Land and Sea Announced, Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b Laford, Andrea (20 August 2024). "Read-through of scripts for Doctor Who spin-off commences". CultBox. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (17 July 2024). "Doctor Who's Regeneration: Has The Disney Gamble Paid Off?". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Colbert, Isaiah (26 July 2024). "Doctor Who Spin-Off The War Between the Land and the Sea Announced at San Diego Comic-Con". IGN. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Drew (26 July 2024). "Doctor Who Spin-Off The War Between the Land and the Sea Heads to Disney+". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Berman, Marc (26 July 2024). "Doctor Who News: The War Between the Land and the Sea Spinoff On The Way". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Laford, Andrea (2 July 2024). "Five-part Doctor Who spin-off now in pre-production". CultBox. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (26 July 2024). "Doctor Who: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Russell Tovey Join Series Vets in War Between Land and Sea Spinoff". TVLine. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Youngs, Ian (26 July 2024). "Doctor Who spin-off to star Tovey and Mbatha-Raw". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw lead cast of Doctor Who spin-off series for the BBC and Disney+". BBC. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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