Production Begins on Doctor Who Spin-Off

Production is now underway on The War Between the Land and the Sea, a spin-off of Doctor Who, with new details unveiled.

Ruth Madeley and Colin McFarlane will return to the Whoniverse alongside the previously announced Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient. The five-part series will be directed by Dylan Holmes Williams (director of two Doctor Who season one episodes), 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble.

The first Doctor Who spin-off series between the BBC and Disney+ is created by Doctor Who showrunner and executive producer Russell T Davies, who has written the series with executive producer Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches, The Pact, Doctor Who).

In addition to Davies and McTighe, executive producers for Bad Wolf are Joel Collins, Phil Collinson, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter.

The series is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television with the support of the Welsh Government via Creative Wales.