Set images for The War Between the Land and the Sea are starting to surface. The Doctor Who spin-off will feature familiar characters waging war against the infamous Sea Devils. The show is coming after Ncuti Gatwa took over as the Fifteenth Doctor following Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant’s tenure. While Gatwa is not expected to take a significant role, the cast will feature significant members of the UNIT agency.
Several Doctor Who fans posted videos and images of the new and returning stars filming the spinoff (via @cyberbby_TWT and @set_dw). One set of images features Jemma Redgrave reprising her role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, standing alongside leading actor Russell Tovey. Additional set images and video also show Tovey with soldiers marching on city streets.
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What The Doctor Who Spin-Off Images & Video Mean
The BTS Filming Flesh Out The Show’s Concept.
The War Between Land and Sea is set to be a five-episode miniseries featuring UNIT waging war against the Sea Devils. Initially, reports indicated that the story would be set in the rural countryside, but the city footage revealed that there would be scenes of soldiers waging war in the city. The show will star newcomers Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw alongside Redgrave, Alexander Devrient (Ibraham), Ruth Madely (Shirley Ann Bingham), and Colin McFarlane (General Pierce). Unsurprisingly, it will also feature the Sea Devils attempting to battle all of humanity.
While the Sea Devils are best known for their time in the show’s classic era, they made their return in the revival series in season 5’s “The Eleventh Hour.” They had another appearance in season 12’s “The Timeless Children,” but 2022’s “Legend of the Sea Devils” saw their full return. While that episode saw the characters in China in 1807, the footage and images confirm that the spin-off will take place in the modern era. Doctor Who’s time travel shenanigans will play no major role in forcing UNIT into the past.
Our Take On The Doctor Who Spin-Off Set Images
Torchwood Should Be A Model For Success
The set photos and footage do not reveal many specifics about the show, but they offer a few key hints. The Doctor will not be present, making Redgrave the most recognizable star. “The Legend of the Sea Devils” disappointed in terms of viewership, having earned less than 3.5 million viewers. Consequently, the show will need an interesting hook to attract viewers. The Sea Devils are not the most compelling villains in the show’s history, but Redgrave could be key to changing that since she is a very valuable character in the principal series.
The War Between the Land and the Sea needs to use Torchwood as a model for success by balancing humor with extreme stakes.
The John Barrowman-led Torchwood spin-off already proved that Doctor Who shows can work without the Doctor, so a UNIT-focused miniseries has potential. The previous show proved that stories set in the modern day are worth exploring and that secretive organizations are full of concepts. The War Between the Land and the Sea needs to use Torchwood as a model for success by balancing humor with extreme stakes, and the first looks are already a sign that it is already leaning in a serious and compelling direction.