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A new Doctor Who spinoff series is coming to Disney Plus (www.theverge.com)

submitted 5 months ago by ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works to c/doctorwho@lemmy.world

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[–] ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

During the Doctor Who panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Disney and the BBC announced that The War Between The Land And The Sea — a new series written by Russell T. Davies and Pete McTighe — is on the way.

Rather than the Doctor, the new show will revolve around a group of humans as they work together to face the Sea Devils, a race of ancient, ocean-dwelling creatures who first appeared in Doctor Who back in 1972.

Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient are set to reprise their roles as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively, but they will also be joined by Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as characters not yet revealed.

Previously, Tovey and Mbatha-Raw both starred in Doctor Who —he as Titanic midshipman Alonso Frame, and she as Tish Jones — but it’s not clear whether that’s who they’ll be playing here.

[–] halm@leminal.space 1 points 5 months ago

I have mixed feelings about the Sea Devils, but I'm happy to see Russell Tovey back in the Whoniverse! I guess he won't be playing Alonso again... right? Right?

If rumours are true that Freema Agyeman is returning as Martha though, Mbatha-Raw could well be back as her sister Tish.

I'm cautiously optimistic for now!