Re: [NEWS] First trailer for Doctor Who spin-off "The War Between the Land and the Sea"

On 2025-06-02 03:49:14 +0000, anim8rfsk said:

The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:

In article <101fr74$1f3ae$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name  <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

 Really just a teaser trailer.
  First Trailer For Doctor Who Spin-Off
The War Between the Land and the Sea Released
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 Trailer: (56secs)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoM7pfpE3u0>
 Following on from the epic season two finale of Doctor Who,
viewers were treated to a first look at the next chapter in
the Whoniverse, The War Between The Land And The Sea, and
new character imagery has been released of Russell Tovey as
Barclay and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Salt.
 The five-part series also stars previously announced cast
members Jemma Redgrave, Alexander Devrient, Ruth Madeley,
Colin McFarlane, Adrian Lukis, Patrick Baladi, Francesca
Corney, Mei Mac, and Vincent Franklin. Additional guest
stars who can be spotted in the trailer are Waleed Hammad,
Iestyn Arwel, Hannah Donaldson, Manpreet Bachu, and Ann
Akinjirin.
 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 step into action as the land and
sea wage war.
 Russell T Davies, Showrunner, Writer and Executive Producer
says:
"The excitement is beginning to build, as the Whoniverse
expands. I can't wait for people to see this
magnificent cast in such a powerful, vital, epic story.
Look to the seas!"
 The series is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the
BBC and Disney Branded Television, and will air on BBC iPlayer
and BBC One in the UK, and exclusively on Disney+ outside of
the UK (where available).
 The series was created by Doctor Who Showrunner and Executive
Producer Russell T Davies, who has written the series with
Executive Producer Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches,
The Pact, Doctor Who).
 In addition to Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe, Executive
Producers for Bad Wolf are Joel Collins, Jane Tranter, Julie
Gardner & Phil Collinson.
 The series is directed by Dylan Holmes Williams.
   <https://www.gallifreyannewsroom.com/first-trailer-for-doctor-who-spin-off-the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-released/> 

 Hopefully this is good.

 Interesting

With RTD and the BBC Politically Correct tickboxers in charge, "good" is not very likely to happen.   :-\
Since the titles apparently omit any reference to "Doctor Who", it looks like they're trying to entice new non-Who viewers.