
Although it seems that we will no longer have Doctor Who in Disney+ After the breakdown of the agreement between the BBC and the streaming platform, there is still one product left to be launched in its catalogue: The War between Land and Seathe new series spin-off of the franchise made by Russell T. Davies.
Its plot focuses on UNIT and the resurgence of some classic UNIT enemies. Doctor Whothe Sea Demons, who appear with a notable redesign compared to their last iteration in the series.
These beings They are amphibious terrestrial reptiles belonging to an advanced civilization that lived on Earth in prehistoric times, before the arrival of humans..
After awakening from a long hibernation, the sea demons tried to regain their position on Earth, which generated a conflict with the planet’s new inhabitants: the human race.
Now a new battle between species is coming, where Earth’s defense forces must deal with the resurgence of this aquatic threat while the Doctor is away..
The spin-off of Doctor Who coming to the BBC this year
Although it has been reported that The war between land and sea will arrive on Disney+ in 2026, it looks like it won’t be the same on the BBC.
This was confirmed by Russell T. Davies himself through a post on his Instagram account, where he shared a new official poster for the series and revealed that it will arrive on the BBC next December, long before its arrival on Disney+.
“Here we go! Episodes 1 and 2 on Sunday 7th December at 8.30pm on BBC One, episodes 3 and 4 on Sunday 14th December, the climax of episode 5 on Sunday 21st December, meaning it’s a great 5 episode box set to watch over the Christmas holidays! War, revenge, betrayal, pearls, submersibles, romance, a treacherous No. 10 and a plastic apocalypse, LOOK AT THE SEA!”, he comments in his publication.
At the moment it is only known that The War between Land and Sea It will reach the rest of the world via Disney+ sometime in 2026, but it’s unknown whether that will be in January or much later, so the wait could be very long. What do you think the spin-off series Doctor Who arrived much earlier on the BBC?