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‘Doctor Who’ Spinoff Starring Russell Tovey & Gugu Mbatha-Raw Officially Set At BBC & Disney+

26 July, 2024

Flush with new cash thanks to The Walt Disney Company, Doctor Who is getting another spinoff. The BBC and Disney+ have ordered The War Between The Land And The Sea, a five-part spinoff series starring Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw alongside existing Doctor Who stars Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient. The War Between The Land And The Sea 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.

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