The War Between the Land and the Sea (TV series)
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The War Between the Land and the Sea was a spin-off television series produced by the BBC in collaboration with Sony's Bad Wolf and Disney Branded Television for streaming on Disney+.
The spinoff was described by Russell T Davies as centring on the Sea Devils as they "wake up and see the state of the oceans that we have put them in."[1]
Overview
Early announcements
On 8 December 2022, Doctor Who Magazine #585 was released, in which Russell T Davies teased an "eight-word title" in his Letter from the Showrunner, and promised "Big news soon."[2]
On 27 April 2023, Doctor Who Magazine #590 was released, in which it was revealed in the Production Diary that Davies, Scott Handcock and Joel Collins had "an eight-word-title meeting" on 14 March 2023.[source needed]
On 7 December 2023, Doctor Who Magazine #598 was released, in which Davies clarified that the item had "been a bit delayed", promising that "the reveal of those eight words" would come "any month now".[3] In the Production Diary column, it was noted that a script was delivered on 30 October 2023.[source needed]
Davies then further alluded to the pre-production existence of the spinoff, saying to The Times in May 2024 that "There are offices that exist now for that."[4]
The title was rumoured long before the official announcement, with the phrase "the war between the land and the sea" notably spoken word-for-word by the Fifteenth Doctor in the Season 1 episode 73 Yards.[5]
History
The spin-off was officially confirmed simultaneously on 26 July 2024 via official social channels[6] and a panel at San Diego Comic Con. Russell also clarified that stars Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw were not returning as their previous characters,[1] Alonso Frame and Tish Jones.
Cast
- TBA - Gugu Mbatha-Raw[6]
- TBA - Russell Tovey[6]
- Kate Lethbridge-Stewart - Jemma Redgrave[6]
- Christofer Ibrahim - Alexander Devrient[6]
Crew
- Russell T Davies[source needed]
- Joel Collins[source needed]
- Jane Tranter[7]
- Dylan Holmes Williams[8]
Episodes
| Episode Number |
Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | TBA | Dylan Holmes Williams[9] | TBA |
| 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Production
On 27 April 2023, Doctor Who Magazine #590 was released, in which it was revealed in the Production Diary that Davies, Scott Handcock and Joel Collins had "an eight-word-title meeting" on 14 March 2023.[source needed]
On 7 December 2023, Doctor Who Magazine #598 was released, in which the Production Diary column noted that a script was delivered on 30 October 2023.[source needed]
Russell's Letter from the Showrunner in DWM 598 indicated that, as of time of writing, "two scripts so far" had been delivered with "the third being delivered before Christmas."[3]
Dylan Holmes Williams directed all five episodes.[10]
Filming
Filming for the series was initially reported as scheduled for commencement in September 2024,[11] but this was later clarified as starting in August 2024.[source needed]
Myths
To be added
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 @omelete (2024-07-26). E VAI TER SPIN-OFF DE #DOCTORWHO! 😱 O anúncio foi feito durante o painel da série na #SDCC - quem aí amou?. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26.
- ↑ DWM 585 - Letter from the Showrunner
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DWM 598 - Letter from the Showrunner
- ↑ Ben Dowell (2024-05-08). Russell T Davies: 'Anti-queer thinking is on the rise'. The Times. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26.
- ↑ Morgan Jeffery (2024-05-25). Did Doctor Who just confirm a long-rumoured spin-off?. RadioTimes.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 @bbcdoctorwho (2024-07-26). [https://archive.ph/Eo0v7 ⛰️ THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA 🌊
Just announced in Hall H: A new Whoniverse spin-off begins filming next month with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Russell Tovey, Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient leading the cast.
Find out more at the #DoctorWho website https://bbc.in/3SoMZ4i]. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. - ↑ BAD WOLF (TWB) LTD people. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26.
- ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/new-whoniverse-spin-off-the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-announced-at-san
- ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/new-whoniverse-spin-off-the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-announced-at-san
- ↑ https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/new-whoniverse-spin-off-the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-announced-at-san
- ↑ Max Goldbart (2024-07-17). 'Doctor Who's Regeneration: Has The Disney Gamble Paid Off?. Deadline. Archived from the original on 2024-07-23.
