The Doctor and the TARDIS will not be making an appearance in the upcoming Doctor Who spinoff, The War Between the Land and the Sea , raising the stakes significantly as the Classic era monsters previously known as the Sea Devils make their way to shore.

Led by Gugu Mbatha-Raw's character Salt, the Sea Devils, AKA the Homo Aqua , will threaten war against humanity in response to the world's devastating pollution and the looming climate crisis. Normally, though, when a monster emerges from space — or in this case, the ocean — the Doctor is on hand to help. Not this time. UNIT and Jemma Redgrave's Kate Lethbridge-Stewart are on their own.

Speaking with Radio Times , Doctor Who showrunner and The War Between the Land and the Sea creator, Russell T Davies, explained why he

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