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The War Between the Land and the Sea

2025 · 1 season

A tense, talky sci-fi drama that stages a global crisis with a serious, slightly bleak tone and a sense of looming catastrophe.

Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Overview
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.
How it feels
Tense, dark, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About
War, survival, politics, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • politics
  • fate
  • family
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour3
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by
Russell T Davies
Written by
Pete McTighe, Russell T Davies
Starring
Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jemma Redgrave, Ruth Madeley, Rodo Gener, Henry Nott, Fia Hadeed, Delroy Brown
Music
Lorne Balfe
Cinematography
Dale Elena McCready
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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