Russell T. Davies has said a planned follow-up to The War Between the Land and the Sea was abandoned after the Disney+ deal collapsed. He said the spin-off could have returned yearly with new conflicts, including The War Between the Earth and the Moon.
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01Summary
- 01The War Between the Land and the Sea aired in 2025 as a Doctor Who spin-off focused on UNIT and the Homo Aqua species.
- 02Russell T. Davies said in his memoir that the abandoned sequel would have been called The War Between the Earth and the Moon.
- 03Davies also suggested future stories such as The War Between the Men and the Women and The War Between the Cleverer than Not.
- 04He said the sequel would have featured Jemma Redgrave returning as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and a conflict with a tyrannical American president.
- 05The War Between the Land and the Sea is available on BBC iPlayer in the UK but is not available to stream in the US.
02Why it matters
The comments show how a cancelled streaming deal affected plans for the Doctor Who franchise and cut short a possible run of spin-offs. It also gives fans a clear idea of what a follow-up series might have looked like.
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