Russell T Davies Has Started Thinking About His Doctor Who Successor

Ncuti Gatwa’s second season as the Fifteenth Doctor gets underway April 12, but Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has already started to think beyond that. And this time, it’s in refreshing contrast to recent rumors (denied by the BBC) that the show may not return if it doesn’t deliver strong ratings—though it is still sad to ponder for Davies fans, because it involves who’ll take up the showrunner mantle after he leaves. As reported by Radio Times and CBR, Davies was a recent guest on David Tennant Does a Podcast With…, hosted by the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor himself—a longtime collaborator with Davies, who showran Doctor Who from 2005-2010 (encompassing the Tenth Doctor) and returned to the job in 2023 (encompassing the Fourteenth Doctor). Though the two pals joked that Davies’ second run will be his last, with positively no third on the horizon, they also talked about what will happen when Davies moves on from the show. “I will need to slow down at some point,” he admitted. ... Read full article.