
Surface(2005)
A marine biologist, an insurance salesman and a teenage boy find their lives changed when a new and often dangerous sea life species emerges, while the government tries to keep the affair under wraps.


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.

Russell Tovey
Barclay Pierre-Dupont

Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Salt

Jemma Redgrave
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart

Ruth Madeley
Shirley Bingham
The War Between the Land and the Sea is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of ocean, sea, miniseries, alien invasion, spin off, sea monster. Created by Russell T Davies, it stars Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jemma Redgrave. 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.
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