The War Between the Land and the Sea
About The War Between the Land and the Sea
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.
The War Between the Land and the Sea is a science fiction and fantasy series that ran on BBC One. It reached one season of 5 episodes from December 2025.
Its themes are interspecies romance, alien invasion, ocean, and sea. Russell Tovey stars as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Salt, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, and Ruth Madeley as Shirley Bingham.
It was produced by Bad Wolf and BBC Studios Productions.
Planet Earth II, The Blue Planet, and Blue Planet II make useful companions to The War Between the Land and the Sea, all filed under miniseries. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 202 votes.