{"id":235768,"date":"2025-10-31T10:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/235768\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:59:14","slug":"doctor-who-sea-devils-spinoff-will-premiere-eventually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/235768\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who Sea Devils Spinoff Will Premiere… Eventually"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that Disney and the BBC have officially broken up<\/a>, there are lots of lingering questions when it comes to Doctor Who and the future of the iconic sci-fi franchise. Who\u2019s going to play the next Doctor? How are they going to clean up the whole Billie Piper plot twist from the season 15 finale? Heck, where is the show going to even air outside of the U.K.? With all of these big issues still outstanding, the fate of spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea feels like a relatively small thing. Particularly since it\u2019s not clear how many fans even wanted this show in the first place.<\/p>\n

So, it probably shouldn\u2019t surprise anyone that the six-part drama is the first victim of the messy split between the two production partners<\/a>. While the BBC has confirmed that The War Between the Land and the Sea will transmit before the end of the year<\/a>, Disney is\u2026 suddenly more laissez-faire about its release plans. While Doctor Who streamed in America simultaneously alongside its U.K.premiere, the prevailing attitude toward its latest spinoff is more of a \u201cwe\u2019ll get to it when we get to it\u201d vibe. In short: No one knows when U.S. fans (or anyone who isn\u2019t British) will be able to see the show..\u00a0<\/p>\n

The War Between the Land and the Sea will be released on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in December, presumably in time for the holidays, given showrunner Russell T. Davies\u2019s statement<\/a> about the series being \u201ca huge, spectacular Christmas treat.\u201d But it won\u2019t arrive on Disney+ \u201cuntil 2026.\u201d This undetermined release window means that fans will be forced back to the good old days of dodging spoilers online for what may well be months before they\u2019re able to see the show for themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The final element of the original production deal between Disney and the BBC, the series stars Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and franchise regular Jemma Redgrave in a story that will theoretically explore how Earth copes with an alien threat when the Doctor\u2019s not around to help. (We just won\u2019t ask how nobody seemingly thinks to go check in with the Time Lord currently living at Donna Noble\u2019s house.) <\/p>\n

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