July 27th, 2024
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New Spin-off Series The War Between The Land And The Sea
Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw lead cast of Doctor Who spin-off series for the BBC and Disney+
The War Between The Land And The Sea will also see the return of UNIT alumni Jemma Redgrave and Alexander
I’m so lucky to work with such a magnificent cast. And this is a huge, muscular, thrilling drama which will shake The Whoniverse to its foundations. When the Doctor’s not in town, the whole of humanity is in trouble.
— Russell T Davies, Showrunner, Writer and Executive Producer
The BBC and Disney Branded Television jointly announce their first brand new Doctor Who spin-off titled The War Between The Land And The Sea, during San Diego Comic-Con.
The series is created by Doctor Who Showrunner and Executive Producer Russell T Davies, who has written the series with Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches, The Pact, Doctor Who).
Leading the five-part series is Russell Tovey (Feud, American Horror Story: NYC) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Surface, Loki). The series will also see the return of UNIT alumni Jemma Redgrave (Doctor Who, Grantchester) who will reprise her role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and Alexander Devrient (Doctor Who, Ted Lasso) as Colonel Ibrahim.
When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and sea wage war.
Russell T Davies, Showrunner, Writer and Executive Producer says: “I’m so lucky to work with such a magnificent cast. And this is a huge, muscular, thrilling drama which will shake The Whoniverse to its foundations. When the Doctor’s not in town, the whole of humanity is in trouble.”
Lindsay Salt, Director of Drama, BBC says: “The War Between The Land and The Sea is another utterly unique and gripping drama from Russell T Davies and we’re delighted to welcome the show to The Whoniverse! Featuring a stellar cast, with Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw taking on leading roles, this brand new epic mini series will leave audiences on the edge of their seats as they watch UNIT take on one of their biggest battles to save humanity.”
Filming begins next month and will be directed by Dylan Holmes-Williams, director of two ‘Doctor Who’ Season One episodes – ‘73 Yards’ and ‘Dot and Bubble’.
The War Between The Land And The Sea has been commissioned by Lindsay Salt, Director of Drama for the BBC.
Executive Producers for Bad Wolf are Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins and Phil Collinson. Produced with the support of Welsh Government via Creative Wales.
The series is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television, and will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and exclusively on Disney+ outside of the UK where available.
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WhoCollector
August 1st, 2024 - 4:15pmFred, “almost” a complete disaster? It was the most incoherent Doctor Who episode of the new series, i found no redeeming qualities, which most have – whether its set design, costume or effects. The sea devils looked worse than they did in 1972! They have the “sontaran effect” – if anyone doesnt understand what i am referring too, just look at Time Warrior vs Two Doctors… the only difference is, two doctors has a great story, which makes up for the quality loss. As for Legend, i genuinely dont understand the plot line, i just kept loosing interest. Maybe i should have paid more attention, but it was literally the only who episode where thats been an issue. Especially being a “Special”…
Fred
August 1st, 2024 - 11:16amI thought this sounded naff when it was rumoured over a year ago. Not much has changed, although Gugu is a fantastic bonus, and I’ll watch her in virtually anything. And as much as I loved the Jodie/Chibnall years (and I did), Legend of the Sea Devils was almost a complete disaster, so if this manages to retrospectively make that episode worth watching then it might be worthwhile.
Cully’s Pal
July 30th, 2024 - 4:55pmIf the Silurians are featured are we going to be lumbered with the awful nu who variety ? I noticed one of them was in the christmas clip looking ludicrous.
Dalek Eye Stalk
July 29th, 2024 - 6:11amBit of a long title.
Maybe ‘War Between Land and Sea’ would be better.
booboo
July 27th, 2024 - 4:45pmthis is the one.
Snowman
July 27th, 2024 - 4:22pmIs this the one we’re ages ago freema Aggeyman was rumored to be have the Lead Role or is that still happening in a different Show. (I know a few Spin offs had be Rumored awhile back).
WhoCollector
July 27th, 2024 - 9:44amHaving seen RTD recent comic con interviews. I can safely say, im not filled with tremendous hope. From a man that thinks The Acolyte is a great show, and coincidentally, that current Star Trek is amazing… It does worry me, where he gets inspiration from. Inspiration can be a great thing, but that relies upon the subject that it is drawn from. I mean, he even managed to make “hyping” up the the spin off, sound like some lecture on the environment. Now, dont get me wrong the sea devils worked in the 70s, and it was a political story… but that wasnt all it was. It was also very much focused on The Master. The two subsequent stories featuring sea devils have been poor. They need a villain character like The Master, to really make them stand out. Sea Devils arent really, what id call a villain. Much like Silurians. I also find RTD to be stuck in his own inner little circle, when it comes to casting actors. Some may even go as far as to call it a “bubble”? – Doctor who has never been afraid of recasting the same actor, but RTD has a huge array of actors to choose from, and the two announced are from his original run… then there is Suzzy from torchwood in season 1. Nothing screams new, fresh and regenerated – than reusing the same old crew.