Disney Branded Television and BBC jointly announced today at San Diego Comic-Con The War Between the Land and the Sea, a brand-new Doctor Who spinoff series.
Leading the five-part spinoff are Russell Tovey (Feud, American Horror Story: NYC) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Surface, Loki), alongside returning Doctor Who cast members Jemma Redgrave (as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart) and Alexander Devrient (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 steps into action as the land and sea wage war.
Created by Doctor Who showrunner and executive producer Russell T Davies, who wrote The War Between the Land and the Sea with Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches, The Pact, Doctor Who), the series features the triumphant return of the Sea Devils, classic Doctor Who villains first seen in 1972.
Said Davies:
“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.”
Filming begins next month and will be directed by Dylan Holmes-Williams, director of two episodes from Season 1 of Doctor Who, “73 Yards” and “Dot and Bubble.”
The series will air exclusively on Disney+ where available and on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
The War Between the Land and the Sea is produced by Bad Wolf, with BBC Studios for Disney Branded Television and BBC. In addition to Davies, executive producers include Phil Collinson, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner, and Jane Tranter.
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