The Fight for Doctor Who‘s Future Begins on April 12

This morning, the BBC announced that Doctor Who will return for an eight-episode season–the second to star Ncuti Gatwa as the titular Time Lord–from April 12. The timing, for a time traveller, is quite interesting: because the news comes at a very interesting crossroads for the venerable series. The BBC confirmed the news with two new posters of Gatwa’s 15th Doctor, and Andor‘s Varada Sethu, who joins the series as its latest companion Belindra Chandra. Check them out below! The news also came alongside confirmation that Doctor Who will receive a slightly adjusted airtime after its changes in 2024 to align with a worldwide debut on Disney+. This year, Who will broadcast debut at 8am Saturday mornings in the UK, launching on the BBC streaming platform iPlayer, before airing on local television later that day, coinciding with a 12am Pacific/3am Eastern launch on Disney+ around the world. That marks a slight change to the controversial decision last year to have Doctor Who effectively l ... Read full article.