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Subject: Re: [NEWS] First trailer for Doctor Who spin-off "The War Between the Land and the Sea"
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 18:34:06 +1200
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On 2025-06-02 03:49:14 +0000, anim8rfsk said:
> The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>> In article <101fr74$1f3ae$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Your Name  <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Really just a teaser trailer.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> First Trailer For Doctor Who Spin-Off
>>> The War Between the Land and the Sea Released
>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Trailer: (56secs)
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoM7pfpE3u0>
>>> 
>>> Following on from the epic 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 series was 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 Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe, Executive
>>> Producers for Bad Wolf are Joel Collins, Jane Tranter, Julie
>>> Gardner & Phil Collinson.
>>> 
>>> The series is directed by Dylan Holmes Williams.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> <https://www.gallifreyannewsroom.com/first-trailer-for-doctor-who-spin-off-the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-released/> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Hopefully this is good.
> 
> Interesting

With RTD and the BBC Politically Correct tickboxers in charge, "good" 
is not very likely to happen.   :-\

Since the titles apparently omit any reference to "Doctor Who", it 
looks like they're trying to entice new non-Who viewers.