The War Between The Land And The Sea - Trailer

Saturday, 31 May 2025 - Reported by Marcus

The War Between The Land And The Sea: Barclay (RUSSELL TOVEY) (Credit: BBC Studios (Alistair Heap))

The War Between The Land And The Sea: Salt (GUGU MBATHA-RAW) (Credit: BBC Studios (Samuel Dore))

Following on from the 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 War Between the Land and the Sea

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