Showrunner Teases Future For Physician Who Spinoff

Physician Who showrunner Russell T Davies has teased a future for the franchise’s upcoming spinoff, The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea, regardless of its standing as a miniseries. The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea will see the return of the Basic Who monsters beforehand often known as the Sea Devils, as they vow violence in opposition to people and UNIT for polluting the waters they name dwelling.

The five-episode spinoff marks the ultimate official collaboration between the BBC and Disney+. The sequence is ready to premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer within the UK on December 7 with two episodes and shall be rolled out worldwide on Disney+ within the new yr. This is not the top for the Whoniverse, nevertheless, because the BBC has already confirmed Physician Who will return with a 2026 Christmas particular.

There could already be much more Who-related tales on the horizon, nevertheless, if the spinoff creator’s newest feedback are something to go by. When RadioTimes.com requested creator and author Davies if The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea is “strictly a standalone sequence,” Physician Who‘s present mastermind responded: “It is a full story – it completely ends… and I’ll say, keep tuned for the very finish, maintain watching.”

Although Davies’s feedback promise that this explicit iteration of the UNIT vs. Homo Aqua (the Sea Devils’ new most well-liked title for themselves) battle will come to a passable conclusion, the showrunner appears to be hinting that extra shall be revealed in a further mid- or post-credits scene.

“That does not imply… that sounds just like the Physician seems – that is not what occurs! However inside the story, the credit begin to roll… maintain watching!” Davies advised RadioTimes.com.

Given the thriller surrounding Ncuti Gatwa’s regeneration and Billie Piper’s sudden reappearance within the newest season finale, a Physician cameo would possible solely result in additional confusion. Nevertheless, Davies’s insistence that viewers watch till the very finish of the ultimate episode, regardless of the shortage of a TARDIS sighting, is intriguing. He might need extra up his sleeve.

So, what might this imply for The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea?

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Whereas the BBC’s personal Director of Drama, Lindsay Salt, has referred to the upcoming Physician Who spinoff as a “brand-new epic miniseries,” The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea being renewed for a second season would not be the primary time a beforehand labeled mini- or restricted sequence was become an ongoing challenge.

Mark Ruffalo’s latest HBO sequence Process was initially billed as such, too, earlier than it was confirmed the present would return for season 2.

Moreover, there’s the likelihood that The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea‘s format shall be become an anthology, of types, probably with Kate Lethbridge-Stewart’s (Jemma Redgrave) UNIT on the heart of all of it. As a pseudo-military group specializing in timey wimey shenanigans and extraterrestrial threats, UNIT has little question made loads of monstrous enemies, excess of simply the Sea Devils.

For now, although, the Whoniverse’s focus is on The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea‘s Homo Aqua, led by Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked’s character, Salt. Caught between the Homo Aqua and UNIT is Russell Tovey’s Barclay, an unsuspecting human who turns into the negotiator in the midst of the 2 warring sides. Can his distinctive relationship with Salt stop the world from descending into chaos?

The Warfare Between the Land and the Sea premieres within the UK on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on December 7. The present may have a large launch on Disney+ in 2026, although an official begin date has but to be confirmed.