Doctor Who Spin-Off Gets Production Update: Showrunner Russell T. Davies Shares Glimpse

Doctor Who fans are you ready for a major update on BBC's spinoff show? Scroll down to know more details.

Published on Aug 20, 2024  |  04:35 PM IST |  27.9K
Pic Credits: Doctor Who, Twitter
Doctor Who, BBC(Pic Credits: Doctor Who, Twitter)

BBC's Doctor Who has captivated fans with its intriguing plot twists for nearly two decades. Recently, the announcement of a science-fiction spinoff has heightened the excitement, and showrunner Russell T. Davies has now provided a major update on this development.

The popular British science fiction series Doctor Who: The War Between the Land and the Sea, the spinoff of the Whoinverse franchise, has recently given a major update. Russell Davis, co-producer of the series shared a tiny update about the series on his social media page. The post showed a glimpse of the script reading among the actors.


The executive producer teased the curious folks with the first draft of War Between the Land and the Sea. The cast of the forthcoming spinoff was present in the reading. Davis captioned the post, declaring the commencement of the spinoff as 'through readthrough of the first five episodes of The War Between the Land and the Sea', raising the excitement bars. 

Among the cast we will see the UNIT, led by Kate Stewart along with her task force, eliminating any threat to humans. With this, fans will also witness the comeback of Classic Who Alien: The Sea Devils; we can expect massive action sequences and thrills. Even Davis shared his excitement with the spin-off and said, 'it's going to be wonderful.'.

In the recent San Diego Comic-Con, Russell Davis spoke about the spinoff, sharing every detail with fans. The synopsis of the upcoming drama reads: Gruesome and ancient species emerge from the sea, become very visible to people, and the world begins to suffer. With the entire population at risk, UNIT enters a land-and-sea battle.

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The spinoff will focus on the UNIT and how they task to keep the peace. The current track of the Whoinverse is yet to be determined.

Apart from this, Ncuti Gatwa, seen in the recent Doctor Who series (Fifteenth Doctor), is returning with a second season. Along with the actor, we will the return of the return of Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday as well as a new companion, Belinda Chandra, played by Varada Sethu. The shooting of the second season is wrapped up too.

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