On Friday at the San Diego Comic-Con, Disney Branded Television and BBC officially announced The War Between the Land and the Sea, a five-part Doctor Who spinoff that will star Russell Tovey (Quantico) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki) alongside franchise vets Jemma Redgrave (as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart) and Alexander Devrient (as Colonel Ibrahim).
Current Doctor Who showrunner Davies created the spinoff with penned it with Pete McTighe (A Discovery of Witches, Doctor Who).
Fittingly, the series will feature the return of the Sea Devils, classic Doctor Who villains that made their first splash in 1972.
The spinoff will air exclusively on Disney+ where available, and BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the U.K.