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TDP 1441: For Your Consideration 20 WARGAMES 01/01/2026

TDP 1433: #DoctorWho: The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Causeway 12/28/2025

TDP 1440: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Five 12/23/2025

TDP 1440: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Five The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television . The series was created by for and as part of the franchise, known as the . Starring and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now known as "Homo Aqua". , , Alexander Devrient and reprise their respective roles from Doctor Who and its franchised series. The series was first reported on in July 2024, and filmed from August to December 2024 across Wales, Cardiff and Spain. Of the five episodes, the premiere and finale were written by Davies, with the other three by . The War Between the Land and the Sea premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025 with its first two episodes, and is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in 2026. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics for its performances (particularly Redgrave's) and its similarities to . Premise must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast Main as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level transportation arranger who is unexpectedly appointed as humanity's ambassador. as Salt, the Ambassador of the . Recurring as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT. Redgrave reprises her role from . as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer. McFarlane reprises his role from . Alexander Devrient as Col. Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer who is part of Kate's personal staff. Devrient reprises his role from . as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor and part of Kate's personal staff. Madeley reprises her role from . as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador. as Harry Shaw, the . Steward Alexander as General Oscar Gunsberg, a high-ranking American general acting as the US envoy and a key ally of Shaw. Barbara Probst as General Dominique Dussolier, a high-ranking French general acting as the French envoy and a key ally of Shaw. as Sir Keith Spears, a key ally and donor of Shaw. Francesca Corney as Sgt. Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay. Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse. Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage daughter. as Trinity Wells, an American news reporter. Wells reprises her role from . Samuel Oatley as Tide, a Homo Aqua who succeeds Salt as ambassador. Guest as Min Tso, a member of UNIT. Waleed Hammad as Col. Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer. Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer. as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation. Episodes 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 4.31 Transport clerk Barclay Pierre-Dupont is contacted by after the discovery and killing of a by fishermen. The creature that had been discovered at sea is recaptured by its own kind, killing two UNIT soldiers in the process. UNIT immediately initiate between the two species. Both agree to a treaty of , and the Homo Aqua simultaneously reveal their presence to humanity worldwide, desiring to speak to all humans. A meeting is set up in and several members of the Homo Aqua are seen for the first time. They introduce their humanoid , Salt, who requests that Barclay serves as the human ambassador. Barclay agrees. 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 3.56 , the commander-in-chief of UNIT, agrees to work with Barclay to carry out diplomatic negotiations with Homo Aqua, who wish for worldwide to cease. Barclay's estranged family is brought into UNIT custody for safety while UNIT scientists examine eggs breed by the Homo Aqua that had been affected by pollution. At the next meeting, Salt requests water from the for Barclay to drink. Due to the water's contamination, Barclay refuses and, against UNIT instruction, chooses to acknowledges humanity's mistakes instead. Humanity presents a plan to reduce pollution within forty years, which Salt disagrees with. In response, a storm releases all the plastic from the world's waters back onto land. When world leaders challenge Salt, Barclay agrees to meet with the Homo Aqua under the in the . 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD A UNIT team, consisting of Barclay, General Austin Pierce, Min Tso, Captain Louise Mackey, and diplomatic representatives Ravi Singh and Ted Campbell, are assembled for the underwater meeting; Campbell brings a globe as a gift for Salt. During their submarine descent, Kate meets at with Prime Minister Harry Shaw and General Oscar Gunsberg with tensions rising over who owns the world’s water. A new war plan named "Severance" is prepared without the knowledge of UNIT. Under the water, the submarine team exit into an environment created for them by the Sea Devils. UNIT colonel Cristofer Ibrahim is while with Kate on the surface, by an unknown assailant. Once the submarine team are stood in front of the Homo Aqua assembly, Campbell presents the globe as a gift, only to reveal that he is a and the globe is a concealed bomb which he detonates. 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD The entire submarine crew, with the exception of Barclay, are killed by the detonation. As Salt safely returns Barclay to land, a video of her is shown to the public, threatening any human who enters the water. Salt is captured by UNIT, until Barclay rescues her, both immediately becoming fugitives. Shaw is pressured into moving forward with Severance, spearheaded by Gunsberg. Meanwhile, Kate meets Salt's successor, Tide, who informs Downing Street that Salt is considered a traitor for saving a human and is subject to execution. Salt and Barclay go on the run from both UNIT and Severance while Kate struggles to cope with the death of Ibrahim. Barclay contacts his wife Barbara and requests they rendezvous with a vehicle on , with a plan to meet an ally in North Wales and attempt contact with Kate. They are ambushed by UNIT and Severance operatives. When it is revealed that the video of Salt is a deepfake, Kate orders UNIT to fire at Severance just as Salt releases a vocal high-pitched shriek, giving her time to escape into the Thames. In retaliation, Tide threatens to use to end humanity. 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Disagreements continue to occur over the . Kate Colonel Ibrahim. She requests her therapist for an increase of her prescription for , but is threatened with being signed off. Kate bribes her in response. Barclay is medically assessed and begins secret nightly visits to , calling for Salt in the sea. Kate presses Prime Minister Shaw for information about the word 'severance', who denies having any knowledge of it. After blocking a signal disruptor used to prevent Salt contacting Barclay, they finally meet. Salt tells Barclay to use the word 'accord', which has ancient meaning. Barclay informs Kate and they plan to disguise the message throughout the oceans. Dead Sea Devils begin to show up at shores and at the surface of lakes, rivers and oceans throughout the world. Kate deduces that this is Severance. At Downing Street it is revealed that the virus is engineered to only affect nine out of every ten Sea Devils. The Sea Devils surrender and inform humanity that they have won the war, but to be wary of water in the future. Kate drives Barclay to the sea, who finds Salt there. Salt gives Barclay , and they swim away together. A man drops a plastic bottle, who after refusing to pick it up, Kate threatens with a gun. Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies served as along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . According to McTighe, Davies had already devised the series' concept and scripted its first episode prior to writing the , which marked the beginning of his second tenure on the series as writer and showrunner. After McTighe delivered the first draft of "", his episode of the (and third for the show as a whole), Davies asked him to collaborate on the remainder of the spin-off in 2023. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the finale in addition to his existing opening script, and McTighe the second, third and fourth episodes; Davies initially stated he had co-written the fourth with McTighe, but was subsequently not co-credited in the episode itself. Following filming wrapping on series 15 of Doctor Who, the first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39513985

TDP 1432: Torchwood 97 Flawless Man 12/21/2025

TDP 1439: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Four 12/19/2025

TDP 1439: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Four The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television . The series was created by for and as part of the franchise, known as the . Starring and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , also named "Homo Aqua". , , Alexander Devrient and reprise their respective roles from Doctor Who and its franchised series. The series was first reported on in July 2024, and filmed from August to December 2024 across Wales, Cardiff and Spain. Of the five episodes, the premiere and finale were written by Davies, with the other three by . The War Between the Land and the Sea premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025 with its first two episodes, and is scheduled to be released on Disney+ in 2026. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics for its performances (particularly Redgrave's) and its similarities to . Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast Main as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils Recurring as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT, who reprises her role from . as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer, who reprises his role from : Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff, who reprises his role from . as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff, who reprises her role from . as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage child Guest as Min Tso, member of UNIT Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation as Trinity Wells, a news reporter, who reprises her role from . Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39470670

TDP 1438: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Three 12/16/2025

TDP 1438: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Three The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenage child as Ted Campbell, an ambassador selected to represent his nation Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe was released as a single 12 December 2025 by Goldfrapp's label A.G. Records. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Length 51:19 Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) 5:21 Total length: 51:19 /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39431940

TDP 1431: Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Wicked! REVIEW 12/15/2025

TDP 1437: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Two REVIEW 12/13/2025

TDP 1437: The War Between the Land and the Sea Episode Two REVIEW The War Between the Land and the Sea Promotional logo used on social media channels Genre Created by Showrunner Russell T Davies Written by Russell T Davies Directed by Starring Composer Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English Producer Edoardo Ferretti Running time 43–53 minutes Production companies Original release Network Release 7 December 2025 – present Related The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt. as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenaged non-binary child[] Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 TBD 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 TBD 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe will also be released as a single 12 December 2025. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) Release Broadcast The series premiered on and in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2025, and will stream on internationally in 2026. /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39391715

TDP 1436: The War Between the Land and the Sea EPISODE ONE (FIXED) 12/12/2025

TDP 1436: The War Between the Land and the Sea EPISODE ONE (FIXED) from wiki The War Between the Land and the Sea is a British television created by for and as part of the . Starring , , and , the series features in their attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the , now called "Homo Aqua". The War Between the Land and the Sea was filmed from August to December 2024. It consists of five episodes and premiered on BBC One on 7 December 2025, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2026. Premise UNIT must take action to prevent a global war once an ancient species, the , comes out from the sea, revealing itself to humanity. Cast as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level member of UNIT, a transportation arranger, who is unexpectedly appointed as Ambassador by Salt. as Salt, the Ambassador of the Sea Devils as , the commander-in-chief of UNIT as General Austin Pierce, a high-ranking American UNIT officer Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, a senior UNIT officer, part of Kate's personal staff as Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT's fifty-sixth scientific advisor, part of Kate's personal staff as Jonathan Hynes, a politician initially appointed as humanity's ambassador as Harry Shaw, the Francesca Corney as Sergeant Hana Chakri, a UNIT soldier assigned to protect Barclay as Min Tso Waleed Hammad as Colonel Tariq Hashim, a UNIT field officer Hannah Donaldson as Captain Louise Mackie, a UNIT company officer Ann Akinjirin as Barbara Pierre-Dupont, Barclay's estranged spouse Cat Gannon as Kirby Pierre-Dupont, Barclay and Barbara's teenaged non-binary child[] Episodes Directed by Written by Original release date UK viewers (millions) 1 "Homo Aqua" 7 December 2025 2.82 2 "Plastic Apocalypse" Dylan Holmes Williams 7 December 2025 2.05 3 "The Deep" Dylan Holmes Williams Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 4 "The Witch of the Waterfall" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe 14 December 2025 TBD 5 "The End of the War" Dylan Holmes Williams Russell T Davies 21 December 2025 TBD Production Development In July 2024, reported a new spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea was set to begin filming in September. confirmed later that month at that production would begin in August. Produced by and , Davies is an along with , Joel Collins, , and . Edoardo Ferretti took on the role of with underway by July 2024. Casting and lead the series with and Alexander Devrient reprising their roles from Doctor Who as and Colonel Ibrahim, respectively. Tovey and Mbatha-Raw previously played Alonso Frame and in Doctor Who. also returns from Doctor Who, playing Shirley Anne Bingham. reprises his role as General Austin Pierce, a character first introduced and last seen fifteen years prior in the of , another Doctor Who spin-off. , , , Francesca Corney and were announced as additional cast members in October 2024. Writing The five-part series was written by Davies and . Davies is the current of Doctor Who while McTighe also previously wrote for the parent series. The two split writing duties across the programme, with Davies writing the premiere and finale episodes, McTighe writing the second and third episodes, and the two co-writing episode four together. The first read-through for all five episodes occurred on 19 August 2024. The series sees the return of the . Filming Some filming took place internationally, including on . All episodes were produced in one block, compared to the two to three blocks that would usually be used for five episodes. began on 29 August 2024 in and , both in . Filming continued into September in various locations across Wales, including at the Welsh Government Building, City Arms pub, Hodge House, and . In October, the series was spotted filming at and . November filming occurred at in . Filming concluded on 10 December 2024. Music On 30 May 2025, it was announced that had been hired as the show's composer. The War Between the Land and the Sea by Released 5 December 2025 (Digital) 30 January 2026 (CD) Soundtrack Silva Screen from The War Between the Land and the Sea "Barclay's Theme" Released: 28 November 2025 "" Released: 12 December 2025 A soundtrack album of 's score was released digitally 5 December 2025. The first track from the album, "Barclay's Theme", was released as a digital single 28 November 2025 and a cover of "" by and Balfe will also be released as a single 12 December 2025. A CD edition will be released 30 January 2026. All tracks are written by , except where noted. " (, , performed by & Balfe) Release Broadcast The series premiered on and in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2025, and will stream on internationally in 2026. Critical reception Ed Power of criticised the inclusion of as a primary presence in the show, saying that "it's always been a rule of thumb that the more UNIT in an episode, the more boring the results". Power remarked that this was the case for The War Between the Land and the Sea and awarded 2 out of 5 stars. Writing for , Lucy Mangan gave 3 out of 5, feeling that the spin-off was "an opportunity wasted", comparing it in an inferior light to Russell T Davies' previous show, . Several outlets praised the performance of returning actress Jemma Redgrave, including , SciFi Pulse and . Isobel Lewis, writing for , compared the show to , highlighting the use of profanity. Lewis praised Davies' "willingness" to "not simply feed fans the same stories over and over", noting how the finales featuring 's often "struggled to stick the landing". /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39380910

TDP 1435: For Your Consideration episode 19 - MAX HEADROOM 12/08/2025

TDP 1430: 2. V UK: Occupation review 12/06/2025

TDP 1441: For Your Consideration 20 WARGAMES 12/01/2025

TDP 1441: For Your Consideration 20 WARGAMES it’s the Christmas Special! Luke and Michael share a love for the 1983 film starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy. T-shirts can be found here – Follow us on twitter Like us on Review us on Email the show – The studio had the and arcade machines delivered to 's home. He practiced for two months to prepare for the arcade scene. According to , the jeep trying to crash through the gate at NORAD and turning over was an actual accident. The jeep was supposed to continue through the gate. They added the scene of the characters running from the jeep and down the tunnel, and used the botched jeep stunt. The NORAD command center built for the movie cost $1 million, making it the most expensive set ever constructed at the time. The producers were not allowed into the actual NORAD command center, so they had to imagine what it was like. In the DVD commentary, director notes that the actual NORAD command center isn't nearly as elaborate as the one in the movie, calling the set "NORAD's wet dream of itself." There were several nuclear launch close calls that influenced writers Lasker and Parkes to create the scenario of WarGames, including an incident at NORAD on November 9, 1979 when information on a training simulation tape concerning soviet sub launches was accidentally fed into the warning system and for six minutes the American military complex went into high alert. Only after no soviet missiles were detected by the PAVE PAWS early warning radar system did the U.S. stand down. Training simulations were accordingly moved off site of NORAD after this incident. In the movie, one of the scenarios fed to NORAD operators by Joshua is an influx of encroaching soviet missile subs. The WOPR, as seen in the movie, was made of wood and painted with a metal-finish paint. As the crew filmed the displays of the WOPR, Special Effects Supervisor sat inside and entered information into an Apple II computer that drove the countdown display. /episode/index/show/tindog/id/39573315

TDP 1429: #DoctorWho Lost Stories 9.2. Doctor Who: Alixion REVIEW 11/30/2025

TDP 1428: 1.3. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Lionesses in Winter REVIEW 11/28/2025

TDP 1399: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 5 2nd Doctor 11/24/2025

TDP 1407: The Ulysees31 Odyssey episode seven Mutiny on board 11/20/2025

TDP 1398: #Doctorwho Doctor Who: Halloween: Sea Smoke and Other Stories REVIEW 11/17/2025

TDP 1397: Random thoughts on recent #DoctorWho news 11/13/2025

TDP 1396: For your Consideration Thunderbirds 11/10/2025

TDP 1395: 4.2. Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate REVIEW 10/30/2025

TDP 1395: 4.2. Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate REVIEW This title was released in October 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 December 2025, and on general sale after this date. South London, 2036. The Doctor and Rose team up with an urban explorer to investigate the case of Mr Fingers, an invisible killer haunting an abandoned corner of the city. If you feel a hand on your shoulder: don't look around... THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT ON CD Recorded on: 5 and 9 December 2024 Recorded at: The Soundhouse and Fitzrovia Post Writer Timothy X Atack said: "I've got a book called Abandoned Places and it’s a photographer who travels the world and finds hotels that are slowly rotting away or islands that used to be inhabited but have been left to the elements. These amazing photographs were an inspiration for what might happen with an urban explorer, in more of an influencer space, and from that a frisson with the Doctor and with Rose started to build up in a very natural way. "And I have this deep love of Doctor Who's more eldritch, Lovecraftian villains, especially when you end up not really knowing any more about them at the end than at the beginning. Sometimes you just want something that hates, and that's what Mr Fingers is. He despises life." Director Helen Goldwyn added: "We’re seeing different incarnations of the Powell Estate, this familiar setting from the TV series, and exploring more of what that community might look and feel like. Here, we get to see the future version of the estate, which is a very bleak, dystopian vision. It’s a really cleverly constructed script where you get that picture of the modern flat and the destroyed flat - it creates such a vivid visual image in your mind as you’re listening." Christopher Eccleston said: "I come from an estate like the Powell Estate. Not quite as concreted, but very much like it. And in my childhood, especially in summer, it was quite a magical, mystical place. "I like it when Doctor Who fastens on our folklore and it investigates it. It's often the simplest things like, are you my mummy, or just being tapped on the shoulder... The Doctor's obviously frightened of Mr Fingers!" And Billie Piper reminisced on the now-iconic setting: "It was always one of my favourite locations, being on the Powell Estate. We did so much of the early days there that it holds a special place in my heart, and it was weird filming on a living and working estate - we started to feel like residents!" (The Doctor) (Rose Tyler) (Ellis Coates) (Jackie Tyler) (Mr Fingers) (Brainy Betty) Cover Art by Director Executive Producer Music by Producer Script Editor Sound Design by Written by Senior Producer /episode/index/show/tindog/id/38785405

TDP 1394: #DoctorWho: The Third Doctor Adventures: Operation Vengeance REVIEW 10/27/2025

TDP 1393: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 5 The 5th Doctor 10/23/2025

TDP 1392: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 4 4th Doctor 10/17/2025

TDP 1391: For Your Consideration 17 Gods and Monster 10/13/2025

TDP 1391: For Your Consideration 17 Gods and Monster Gods and Monsters is a 1998 film written and directed by , based on 's 1995 novel . The film stars , , , , and . Its plot is a partly fictionalized account of the last days of the life of film director (McKellen), known for directing (1931) and (1935). A veteran of , the aged Whale develops a complicated relationship with his gardener, Clayton Boone (Fraser), a fictitious character originally created by Bram for the source novel. An international co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, Gods and Monsters is produced by , , and Mark R. Harris; served as executive producer. As well as featuring reconstructions of the production of the Bride of Frankenstein, the film's title is derived from a scene in Bride of Frankenstein, in which the character toasts , "To a new world of gods and monsters!" Gods and Monsters was nominated for three , including for McKellen and for Redgrave, and won for . Despite receiving positive reviews, the film was a . It was later adapted as a play of the same name which premiered in London at the in February 2015. Plot In the 1950s, , the director of and , has retired. Whale lives with his long-time housemaid, Hanna, who loyally cares for him but disapproves of his . He has suffered a series of that have left him fragile and tormented by memories: growing up as a poor outcast, his tragic service, and the filming of Bride of Frankenstein. Whale slips into his past and indulges in his fantasies, reminiscing about gay pool parties and sexually teasing an embarrassed, starstruck fan. He battles , and at times contemplates , as he realizes his life, his attractiveness, and his health are slipping away. Whale befriends his young, handsome gardener, Clayton Boone, and the two begin a sometimes uneasy friendship as Boone poses for Whale's sketches. The two men bond while discussing their lives and dealing with Whale's spells of disorientation and weakness from the strokes. Boone, impressed with Whale's fame, watches Bride of Frankenstein on television as his friends mock the movie, his friendship with Whale, and Whale's intentions. Boone assures Whale that he is straight and receives Whale's assurance that there is no sexual interest, but Boone storms out when Whale graphically discusses his sexual history. Boone later returns with the agreement that no such "locker room" discussions occur again. Boone is invited to escort Whale to a party hosted by for . There, a photo op has been arranged for Whale with "his Monsters": and from "ancient" movie fame. This event exacerbates Whale's depression. A sudden rainstorm becomes an excuse to leave. Back at Whale's home, Boone needs a dry change of clothes. Whale can only find a sweater, so Boone wears a towel wrapped around his waist. Whale decides to try to sketch Boone one more time. After some minutes, he shows his sketches to Boone, disclosing that he has lost his ability to draw. After Boone drops his towel to pose nude, Whale makes him wear a and then uses the opportunity to make a sexual advance on Boone, kissing his shoulder and neck, and forcefully reaches for his genitals. An enraged Boone fights off Whale, who confesses that this had been his plan and begs Boone to kill him to relieve him of his suffering. Boone refuses, puts Whale to bed, then sleeps downstairs. The next morning, Hanna is alarmed when she cannot find Whale, prompting a search by Boone and Hanna. Boone finds Whale floating dead in the pool as a distraught Hanna runs out, clutching a . Boone and Hanna agree that he should disappear from the scene to avoid a scandal. A decade later, Boone and his son, Michael, watch Bride of Frankenstein on television. Michael is skeptical of his father's claim that he knew Whale, but Boone produces a sketch of the Frankenstein monster drawn by Whale, and signed, "To Clayton. Friend?". Boone later walks down a street at night in the rain, miming the movements of Frankenstein's monster. Cast as as young James Whale Kent George as 25-year-old James Whale as Clayton Boone as Hanna as Betty as as Harry as Dwight as Edmund Kay as as as as Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy as as Sarah Whale Amir Aboulela as Marlon Braccia as Starlet as Michael Boone as (uncredited) Reception Gods and Monsters received positive reviews from critics, with McKellen's, Fraser's and Redgrave's performances singled out for particular praise. called it "not a complicated film, but warm and clever". The film has a 96% rating on , based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critical consensus states: "Gods and Monsters is a spellbinding, confusing piece of semi-fiction, featuring fine performances; McKellen leads the way, but Redgrave and Fraser don't lag far behind." On , the film has a score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Accolades Award Category Recipient(s) Result Nominated Nominated Won /episode/index/show/tindog/id/38492930

TDP 1390: Alien Earth from #Disney #FX REVIEW 10/10/2025

TDP 1390: Alien Earth from #Disney #FX REVIEW Alien: Earth is an American television series created by . It is the first television series in the and is set two years before the events of the 1979 film . The series stars , , , , , , and in main roles. Development for the series was reported to have begun in early 2019, with attached to executive produce for . It had started pre-production by April 2023, with Chandler cast in the lead role the following month, and further casting taking place from July to November that year. After principal photography was delayed due to the , production began in July 2023 but was halted in August due to the . Filming resumed in April 2024 and ended in July that year. Alien: Earth premiered on and FX on Hulu in the United States and on internationally on August 12, 2025. Premise The opening of the first episode introduces the premise of the series as involving three separate destinies for the immortality of mankind. These are: Cybernetically enhanced humans: Artificially intelligent beings: (Synths) Synthetic beings with downloaded human consciousness: When the space vessel Maginot crash-lands on Earth, a young hybrid woman and a group of tactical soldiers make a discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's biggest threat. Cast and characters Main , , , and play Wendy, Joe Hermit, Boy Kavalier, and Kirsh respectively. as Wendy, the first hybrid (a person who has their human consciousness transferred into a body) and leader of the "Lost Boys" (a group of six hybrid prototypes created from terminally ill children by the Prodigy Corporation). Formerly known as Marcy Hermit, she was renamed Wendy after becoming a hybrid. as Joe Hermit, a for the Prodigy Corporation , and Wendy's human brother as Dame Sylvia, an employee of the Prodigy Corporation and Arthur Sylvia's wife as Boy Kavalier, the CEO of the Prodigy Corporation and the world's youngest trillionaire as Morrow, the USCSS Maginot's (human with some synthetic parts) chief security officer as Slightly, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys". Formerly known as Aarush Singh, he was renamed Slightly by the Prodigy Corporation. as Curly, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys" as Nibs, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys". Formerly known as Rose Ellis. as Smee, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys" as Arthur Sylvia, a scientist and Dame Sylvia's husband Diêm Camille as Siberian, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier as Rashidi, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier as Atom Eins, a senior synthetic employee of the Prodigy Corporation as Kirsh, Prodigy Corporation's chief scientist, who serves as a mentor to the Lost Boys. Recurring as Yutani, the CEO of the as Tootles / Isaac, a hybrid and member of the "Lost Boys". He rejects his assigned name of Tootles by the Prodigy Corporation and renames himself after . Guest as Zoya Zaveri, the executive officer and later acting captain aboard the USCSS Maginot as Hoyt, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier on the team with Joe as Anant, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier on the search and rescue team with Joe Dean Alexandrou as Bergerfeld, a Prodigy Corporation Security Service soldier on the search and rescue team with Joe Amir Boutrous as Rahim, a medical officer aboard the USCSS Maginot as Chibuzo, a science officer aboard the USCSS Maginot as Shmuel, an engineer aboard the USCSS Maginot Jamie Bisping as Malachite, an engineer's apprentice aboard the USCSS Maginot Andy Yu as Teng, the navigator aboard the USCSS Maginot Max Rinehart as Bronski, a science officer aboard the USCSS Maginot as Petrovich, the chief engineer aboard the USCSS Maginot Tom Moya as Clem, a junior security officer aboard the USCSS Maginot Victoria Masoma as Sullivan, a crew member aboard the USCSS Maginot Tanapol Chuksrida as Dinsdale, the captain of the USCSS Maginot Episodes This section's plot summaries may be . Please by removing unnecessary details and making them more concise. (September 2025) () " Noah Hawley August 12, 2025 0.589 In 2120, five companies control Earth and the colonized , including the recently founded Prodigy Corporation. The USCSS Maginot , a Weyland-Yutani deep space research vessel, approaches Earth after a 65-year expedition to obtain extra-terrestrial specimens, among them . On Earth, at Prodigy's Neverland research island, a terminally ill child named Marcy becomes the first hybrid, having her consciousness transferred to an adult synthetic, and renames herself Wendy. Adjusting to her new body with the assistance of synthetic mentor Kirsh, Wendy oversees several other children who undergo the procedure. A malfunction compromises the Maginot's navigation, placing it on a collision course with Earth. Some specimens escape, and a grown kills most of the crew. It crashes into a tower in the Prodigy city of New , where Wendy's human brother Joe Hermit works as a medic and corporate soldier. CEO Boy Kavalier asserts the Maginot's contents now belong to Prodigy, and deploys Kirsh and the hybrids on Wendy's request to assist with search and rescue to test the hybrids capabilities. Security officer Morrow, who survived the crash in a reinforced , moves to protect the cargo and detains two Prodigy soldiers, who are killed by a -like specimen. Wendy remarks to Kirsh that she wants to save her brother from death. 2 "" Noah Hawley August 12, 2025 0.380 Boy Kavalier tells Dame Sylvia, that he formed the Hybrid project to allow humanity to compete with , and has granted Wendy additional abilities as he wishes to create a person smarter than him. Kavalier declines Weyland-Yutani's request to secure the Maginot's proprietary contents, warning any incursion on Prodigy's territory will be considered a hostile act. Joe is chased by a Xenomorph and separated from his colleagues. The Xenomorph tracks Joe to the higher floors of the tower, killing another soldier and massacring an apartment of wealthy residents who did not evacuate. Joe is saved by Morrow, who Joe and the Xenomorph, but the Xenomorph regains consciousness and escapes after killing numerous other soldiers, sparing Morrow. Arriving in New Siam, Hybrids Tootles, Smee, Nibs, and Curly encounter other extraterrestrial specimens. Wendy locates Joe along with Slightly but Joe does not recognize Wendy. Slightly reveals Wendy's true identity to a shocked Joe who believed Wendy/Marcy had died. The three encounter several Xenomorph eggs and are ordered by Kirsh to contain them until a team arrives. Joe is dragged away by the Xenomorph, and Wendy chases after it. 3 "" Dana Gonzales Noah Hawley and August 19, 2025 0.441 Nibs questions Curly about why the hybrids are all named after characters and why Marcy gets to be Wendy. Kavalier orders the specimens be brought to Neverland Island for study, despite objections from Kirsh and Dame Sylvia. Morrow finds Smee and Slightly guarding the Xenomorph eggs and interrogates them, suspicious of their childlike behavior. Morrow downloads all the data from the Maginot and erases the data from the source. Kirsh confronts Morrow and Morrow plants a device on Slightly's neck before escaping. Meanwhile, Wendy and Joe fight the Xenomorph with a , and Wendy kills the Xenomorph, although both sustain serious injuries. Returning to the island, Joe undergoes surgery and the Arthur and Dame tend to Wendy. Having escaped into New Siam, Morrow calls Ms. Yutani, and insists on retrieving the specimens despite being ordered to return home. Curly confronts Kavalier about his favoritism towards Wendy, asserting herself to be the best hybrid. Morrow contacts Slightly via the embedded device, convincing Slightly to be Morrow's friend. Kirsh, Tootles, and Curly dissect a facehugger and introduce its larva to Joe's damaged lung, removed during surgery. Wendy awakens, seemingly intercepting signals from the Xenomorph eggs which cause pain. Wendy ultimately collapses in the laboratory containing the eggs. 4 "" Ugla Hauksdóttir Noah Hawley and Bobak Esfarjani August 26, 2025 0.393 When Wendy wakes up, Arthur adjusts her hearing so Wendy can hear the Xenomorph eggs without experiencing pain, and Wendy discovers she can speak the Xenomorphs' language in a frequency audible to humans. Kirsh and Tootles test Trypanohyncha Ocellus (an octopus-like creature) on a sheep, and it implants itself in the sheep's brain via its eye socket. Tootles names himself as Issac. Kumi Morrow pressures Slightly into revealing his real name, Aarush Singh, and he is from India, as a sign of trust, and asks Slightly to steal a Xenomorph egg. Nibs, claiming to be pregnant, becomes violent after Dame Sylvia tries to interrogate her about the rescue mission, and is unknowingly put under house arrest. Joe, jaded after seeing how Wendy is treated as an experiment, attempts to quit and leave. However, Atom Eins tells Joe that if he does, Joe will be sent a large bill for his new lung and never see Wendy again. Slightly contacts Morrow to tell him that he cannot steal an egg, but the latter reveals he used Slightly's real name to track down his family, and uses them as blackmail. Morrow instructs Slightly to take a human near the eggs so they can be infected by a facehugger. It is revealed that Kirsh had been eavesdropping on Morrow and Slightly's conversations. Later, Wendy observes the Xenomorph-infected lung as the newborn Xenomorph bursts out, and Wendy placates it by communicating. 5 "" Noah Hawley Noah Hawley September 2, 2025 0.361 A flashback shows the events that occurred on the Maginot before it reached Earth. Junior security officer Clem wakes Morrow from cryo-sleep and tells him that a fire has led to two facehuggers escaping containment, which latched onto Captain Dinsdale and Science Officer Bronski. Dinsdale dies from the facehugger's acid blood when medical officer Rahim attempts to cut its tail. After being told by engineer Shmuel that the ship's navigational systems were also damaged in the fire, Morrow concludes that someone has sabotaged the ship. Executive officer Zaveri assumes command of the ship, but Morrow threatens to relieve her if she does not prioritize the creatures above the crew. Bronski is placed in cryo-sleep to prevent the gestation of the Xenomorph, but this fails. In science officer Chibuzo's lab, one leech specimen manages to open its test tube from the inside, and lays its larvae in her water bottle. Witnessing this, the Ocellus also escapes afterwards. Apprentice engineer Malachite drinks the water, and the larvae kill him internally; Chibuzo and Rahim are killed by their defensive toxic gas when trying to extract them. Navigator Teng is killed by the now full-grown Xenomorph. Chief engineer Petrovich is revealed to be behind the sabotage, having been promised a hybrid body by Kavalier if the ship crashes in Prodigy territory. Petrovich kills Clem and is in turn killed by Morrow, who retreats to the control room and seals himself in. Zaveri is killed by the Xenomorph outside the door. With everyone dead, Morrow locks himself in the panic room and awaits the crash. Back in the present, Morrow meets with Yutani, offering to retrieve the specimens by force and kill Kavalier. 6 "" Ugla Hauksdóttir Noah Hawley and Lisa Long September 9, 2025 0.478 As the Xenomorph grows, Wendy works on communicating with it. Nibs undergoes testing, prompting Atom Eins to demand her memory be reset to before the Maginot's crash. Dame reluctantly accepts, but Arthur refuses, and is fired under threat of execution if he is not gone by the end of the day. Wendy, disturbed by Nibs' behavior afterwards, learns she was reprogrammed. Meanwhile, Kavalier meets with Yutani over the ship's return and outwits her, securing 20 billion in damages while keeping the specimens for 6 weeks due to quarantine. Kirsh asks Tootles to feed and water the specimens while he is away. However, the Ocellus surprises him into accidentally locking himself in the same cage as two fly-like creatures, who kill him with acid and feed on his body. Slightly tries to lure Joe to the alien eggs, but he declines due to reassignment. Joe later visits a packing Arthur, who covertly deactivates Wendy's tracking device and gives Joe a boat code to allow them to escape. Noticing Tootles is disconnected, he goes to the lab accompanied by Slightly, who opens the cage of the Xenomorph eggs and locks him in, allowing a facehugger to latch onto Arthur. Kirsh watches this through security cameras, but does not tell Kavalier. Slightly hides along with Arthur's body in an air vent as the flies leave their cell. 7 "" Dana Gonzales Noah Hawley and Maria Melnik September 16, 2025 0.385 Smee discovers Slightly hiding an incapacitated Arthur, and the latter convinces him to help deliver Arthur to Morrow on the beach. Security re-secures the lab specimens. Wendy is disgusted by Kavalier's attitude to Tootles' death, and convinces Nibs to join her and Joe in escaping the island. On her way out, Wendy hacks the lab system, releasing the grown , which rampages and escapes into the forest. Kirsh finds Slightly and Smee carrying Arthur's body, but helps them take a faster route to the beach. Outside, Arthur awakes after the dies. Shortly after, a newborn Xenomorph bursts from his chest and escapes. The hybrids take the corpse to the beach, where Morrow's Yutani team meets them. Having failed to bring him the newborn, Morrow takes them captive. After Kirsh shows him the Ocellus caused the lab accident, Kavalier becomes fascinated with the creature's intelligence, and wants to place it into a human host. Outside, Wendy, Joe, and Nibs are held at gunpoint by Yutani forces, but Wendy calls the Xenomorph which kills them. She comforts it, sparing them. Morrow's team enter the facility, but they are taken captive by Kirsh, who has also captured the newborn Xenomorph. Wendy, Joe, and Nibs reach the boat, but they are intercepted by Neverland security. Nibs, frustrated, brutally kills a soldier, prompting Joe to incapacitate her. A shocked Wendy scolds Joe, as the Xenomorph watches in the distance. 8 "" Dana Gonzales Noah Hawley & September 23, 2025 0.469 The hybrids have been imprisoned in one cell, with Joe and Morrow in another. Wendy uses her abilities to block the facility's cameras and communications. She struggles with Joe's decision to shoot Nibs, believing he chose to ally himself with humans instead of her, but ultimately unlocks his cell. Kavalier approaches the hybrids and reveals that at six years old, he built his own synthetic which he used to kill his abusive father. Wendy unlocks their cell, Nibs kills Kavalier's bodyguard, and Kavalier flees. Morrow attacks Kirsh in the lab; Kirsh is badly damaged, but ultimately chokes Morrow unconscious. Smee and Slightly arrive in the lab and they take both Kirsh and Morrow, while Nibs captures Dame. Meanwhile, Atom lures Joe to Kavalier's room and locks him in with the Ocellus. Wendy arrives to save him and fights Atom, who reveals himself as a synthetic, allowing Wendy to control his motor functions. The Ocellus escapes to the beach, where it possesses Arthur's corpse. With the help of the older Xenomorph, Wendy and Joe capture Kavalier and lock him in a cell with Kirsh, Atom, Dame, and Morrow. As Yutani and her team approach the island, Wendy, with both Xenomorphs nearby, declares, "Now, we rule." Production Development In February 2019, reported that two television series were in development, one animated – – and one live-action, from for the network . In December 2020, as part of Disney's Investor Day presentation, the latter television series project was officially announced to be in development for the network, with as showrunner and Scott as executive producer, being set on Earth in the near future. On February 17, 2022, revealed that the series is a taking place before the events of (1979). Hawley himself confirmed that the series would be tied more into the style and mythology of the original 1979 film rather than the prequel films (2012), and (2017). In April 2023, chairman of , , stated that the series was in active pre-production. According to president Gina Balian, the scale of the production of Alien: Earth was much bigger than that of the 2024 FX series , whose budget has been reported as $250 million. Casting In May 2023, was cast in the lead role, followed by , , , and in July. and would be among those added to the cast in November 2023. Filming was scheduled to begin in March 2022, but was delayed due to the . Production on the series began on July 19, 2023, in . Filming (without the American cast including Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, and David Rysdahl) was allowed to occur during the due to the series' British cast working under an contract. In late August, the production was halted due to the strike with most of the first episode completed. Filming resumed in April 2024, and wrapped in mid-July. , Bella Gonzales and serve as cinematographers. Music The score for the series was composed by . The soundtrack was released on on August 12, 2025. It will get a vinyl release in December 2025 on Mutant. The episodes end on famous , and songs because Hawley decided to highlight the endings by "mak[ing] an arena show, something that feels bigger than a small theater", featuring tracks by , , , , , , , , and . The soundtrack from the fifth episode "In Space, No One…" was released as a stand-alone album on September 2, 2025. Release Promotion Alien: Earth's promotion included immersive experiences such as The Wreckage, which was displayed at the and , and The Hunt, an activation staged in major cities worldwide. also partnered with several companies for promotional tie-ins, offering limited-time meals and beverages through food and hotel chains, as well as exclusive merchandise. Release The first episode of Alien: Earth was screened early at the series' panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 25. The series premiered on and with its first two episodes on August 12, followed by weekly releases of the remaining six episodes. Internationally, Alien: Earth was made available to stream on . Reception Viewership The Walt Disney Company announced that the first episode of Alien: Earth garnered 9.2 million views worldwide within its first six days of streaming. This total was calculated by dividing the total hours watched by the episode's runtime, reflecting viewership on , , and . Analytics company , which gathers viewership data from... /episode/index/show/tindog/id/38420590

TDP 1389: Classic DoctorWho Quiz Number 3 - The Sixth Doctor 1 10/06/2025

TDP 1386: 1. Sky: Before the Chaos REVIEW from @Bigfinish 10/02/2025

TDP 1386: 1. Sky: Before the Chaos REVIEW from @Bigfinish https://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496 REVIEW First broadcast in 1975, ITV children's series Sky followed a time-travelling alien boy with solid blue eyes and psychic powers, who found himself on Earth in the wrong period of history. Fifty years later, Sky has been reborn. But why now? And what does Sky want with the old man living in the sheltered accommodation who used to fight to save planet Earth from destroying itself... Apotheose Two teenagers, the executive of Youngwell Corporation, a discredited journalist and an old man in a nursing home are brought together when a mysterious voice calls from within an ancient burial mound in the heart of Stanton Cheyney. The crows are flying, the public are chanting, and something malevolent is about to make itself known... Deitropism Sky is reunited with old friends and is now a TV superstar. A spy has infiltrated Youngwell Corporation and Jack Diver is trying to uncover secrets. Someone has a secret wrapped inside their genes and someone else is going to discover that the trees are not quite what they seem... Calyx As the survivors of mankind struggle to live beneath the biomass of plant life that literally envelops the planet, cutting off the sunlight and the air, an old enemy of Skyâs finally manifests, determined to make things worse. As the hunt for the Juganet becomes more and more desperate, Bex Briggs discovers that one should never stand still for too long in this terrifying new world order... Sky created by Bob Baker & Dave Martin Â© 1975 Recorded on: 15-17 January 2025 Recorded at: The Soundhouse Video: Behind the scenes at Sky Writer, director and co-producer Gary Russell said: "There's a golden decade of kids' TV between 1972 and 1982, much of it produced by HTV and Patrick Dromgoole, often written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. One of those gems was Sky, a show that displayed an intelligence and sophistication that many other ITV companies tried to emulate, but rarely did. "The ultimate outsider, Sky was neither good nor evil, neither a hero nor a villain. The same goes for the other characters around him: Arby, Goodchild, the Briggs family â there are marvellous moral ambiguities about all of them. "I love the original; it was a show I had grown up on and seen a thousand times, because I've got it on a nice shiny disc. Jason Haigh-Ellery turned around to me one day and said, 'Look, we've got the rights from Bob Baker to do a new version of Sky.' I think he could see the passion and fervour and begging in my eyes. He said, 'Do you want to do it?', and I said yes, because I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I'd been thinking since 1975 about what you could do with this show, so I was very keen to sit down and get on with it. "Jason said to me, 'Do you want to do a remake?', and I said 'No, I want to do a sequel.' I wanted to pick the story up 50 years later, and therefore I knew that the only character I needed to bring back â other than Sky, obviously â was Arby. The idea of Arby, the hero of the original, being this broken old man sitting in a nursing home somewhere â I thought, thatâs your good launch pad. It's about a redemption for him." "To be asked to find out what happened next, and the effect Sky's parting gift to Arby might have on a human, was too good an offer to say no to. I love these characters passionately and it's a joy to be able to tell these latest chapters in their lives â the first audio serial I've ever written for Big Finish." His co-producer Dominic G. Martin added: "The tale of Sky is an absolute belter of a story! I was born long after it aired, and despite growing up on a lot of classic TV, I only learned about Sky from Gary Russell. Hearing that Bob Baker and Dave Martin were the original serial's writers made me instantly excited to get involved. "It's a such a fascinating concept that you could pull off in any era with all its mysteries and dynamic characters. The whole cast was magnificent in the recordings â they were such a delight to work with, and I would love to think that the new series is not only a loving tribute to the work of Baker and Martin, but also builds on that grand story that they set up back in the 1970s, while keeping it accessible for a whole new generation to get immersed in." Lead actor Cloud Quinn takes over the role played by Marc Harrison in the original TV series. He said: "Sky definitely piqued my interest. I watched a little on YouTube and I read the novel of the original 1970 series, and I just loved the imagination of it. "It felt very challenging for children, but in a good way, opening their horizons to the big issues of the day around space flight and nuclear power and continuous industrialisation, and what that meant for the natural world â obviously that remains very, very relevant today. Edwin Flay, who plays Arby Vennor, added: "The audio revival is very well crafted in that you donât need to have seen the original, but it grows from it, it feeds on it, and it brings all of the concerns very much up to date. The way our two characters have evolved from the original series and the journeys theyâve been on in the interim give it a lot of its meat for me, certainly. "In the original series, Arby Vennor was young, vibrant, and kind â a very straightforward, uncomplicated character â and now his experience has left him a broken shell. Exploring that, as he finds his drive and his sense of self again, has been a pleasure." Cloud Quinn (Sky) Edwin Flay (Arby Vennor) Caitlyn Galvin (Gabby Evans) Rachel Handshaw (Rhea Holmes) Jessica Hayles (Bex Briggs) Sanjay Lago (Krish Nadar) Dominic Martin (Reporter) Fiona McClure (Nurse / Brenda Simms) Samuel Morgan-Davies (Kyle Brannock) Tara Ward (Miss Cornell) Conrad Westmaas (Jack Diver) /episode/index/show/tindog/id/38420560

TDP 1388: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 2 09/29/2025

TDP 1387: #Torchwood Salvage REVIEW Worlds of #Doctorwho 09/26/2025

TDP 1385: Classic #DoctorWho Quiz Number 1 09/22/2025

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