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To celebrate Doctor Who Day – the original series first aired on this date in 1963 – the BBC has released a new teaser and release date for the spinoff mini-series, The War Between the Land and the Sea.
The five-part series stars Russell Tovey as Barclay, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Salt and Jemma Redgrave returning as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, and will feature one of The Doctor’s oldest foes, the Sea Devils, and will see UNIT trying to finally forge a peace between the two races.
Showrunner Russell T Davies has said the classic Doctor Who villains, the Sea Devils, will no longer be called that but rather will now be called Aquakind because Sea Devils is a racist term.
Yup.
Showrunner/creator Russell T Davies says of the show: “I can’t wait for people to see this magnificent cast in such a powerful, vital, epic story. Look to the seas!”
The series was co-written by Davies along with Pete McTighe and will begin on December 7th on the BBC and on Disney+ in 2026.
Watch the teaser/announcement:
Worldwide alert
THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA coming to @BBCiPlayer from December 7th and @DisneyPlus where available in 2026 ⛰️ pic.twitter.com/4p6O2uSe5B
— The War Between (@thewarbetweentv) November 23, 2025
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