"Doctor Who" Gets 5-Part Spinoff Starring Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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"Doctor Who" Spinoff Starring Russell Tovey & Gugu Mbatha-Raw Officially Set at BBC & Disney+
by Peter White
July 26, 2024


The BBC and Disney+ have ordered "The War Between The Land and The Sea", a five-part spin-off series starring Russell Tovey (Being Human) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show) alongside existing "Doctor Who" stars Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient.

It focuses on military organization UNIT. Per the logline, 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.



"Doctor Who" showrunner and executive producer Russell T Davies wrote the spinoff with Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches) and it features the return of the Sea Devils, classic "Doctor Who" villains first seen in 1972.

It comes after the spinoff was alluded to in the 73 Yards episode, the fourteenth episode of Season 14 of the revived era.

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The War Between the Land and the Sea is coming soon to BBC iPlayer in the UK and Disney+ where available