Doctor Who fans across the pond are going to have to wait a while longer for spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, with star Russell Tovey confirming it won’t arrive on Disney+ until next year.
The series, written by Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe, follows Tovey’s Barclay, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Salt, unlikely ambassadors for two different species who get thrown together when the world faces up to a conflict between the land and the oceans. It aired in the UK in December 2025.
Speaking with Radio Times about the publication of his new Audible novel Starlings, Tovey looked back on the show, saying:
“I love working with Russell T Davies. It was such a a beautiful job. The writing was brilliant. The cast were amazing.
“It’s coming out on Disney+ next year, which I’m excited to see because no one over there has seen it internationally.”
Tovey couldn’t give a more specific date or release window but promised:
“It’s definitely happening!”
He added:
“It’s taken its time. I’ve never known anything where it’s been this far apart. I remember in the ’90s, you’d go Blockbuster and there’d be a film out in America and you’d have to wait like six months until it come out in the UK, and that wait was unbearable!
“It feels like we’ve gone back to the ’90s with this. Like, we’ve got it here, and they have to wait.”
