‘Doctor Who’ returns
ICONIC: FRANCHISE PREMIERES SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS THE GLOBE
→ This season follows the Doctor and Ruby Sunday through infinite adventures.
Anew season of Doctor Who will premiere across Disney+ and BBC next month in what will be the first global simultaneous launch for the iconic franchise. Quintessentially British, Doctor
Who is one of the longest running action-adventure television series in the world with legions of fans across the globe since its inception on the BBC in 1963.
Airing on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK and Disney+ in the rest of the world, the critically acclaimed show was the UK’s most watched drama on Christmas Day 2023.
Beginning Saturday, 11 May on Disney+, audiences will return to
“The Church on Ruby Road,” which premiered last
December, and journey through two allnew episodes.
This was jointly announced by Disney
Branded Television and BBC recently.
This season of Doctor Who follows the Doctor and Ruby Sunday through infinite adventures across time and space in the TARDIS.
From the Regency era in England to war-torn futures, the duo champion the forces of good while encountering incredible friends and dangerous foes. “At last, it’s my great delight to unleash a whole new season of the Doctor and Ruby’s adventures together,” said showrunner, executive producer and writer Russell T Davies. “Monsters, chases, villains, mysteries and a terrifying secret that’s been spanning time and space for decades. Don’t miss a second.”
The previously announced guest cast includes Aneurin Barnard, Anita Dobson, Yasmin Finney, Michelle Greenidge, Jonathan Groff, Bonnie Langford, Genesis Lynea, Jemma Redgrave, Lenny Rush, Indira Varma and Angela Wynter. Doctor Who is produced by Bad Wolf, with BBC Studios for Disney Branded Television and BBC. Under the creative vision of Davies, the additional executive producers include Phil Collinson, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter, the new season features episodes directed by Ben Chessell, Jamie Donoughue, Julie Anne Robinson and Dylan Holmes Williams.
Doctor Who has a variety of licensees and partnerships spanning comics and collectibles, audiobooks, podcasts and magazines.
Since 2012, over 17 million Sonic Screwdrivers and action figures, 19 million DVDs and over one million tickets for Doctor Who live events have sold globally. In 2023, BBC iPlayer launched the Whoniverse, a dedicated area where UK viewers can see more than 800 shows within the orbit of Doctor Who.