The Fifteenth Doctor star speaks about the sci-fi's future on tonight's Graham Norton Show.

It’s worth noting that Gatwa’s statement appears to contrast somewhat with those made recently by showrunner Russell T Davies.

He wrote in the most recent issue of Doctor Who Magazine: "The decision to commission Season 3 won’t be made until after Season 2 has transmitted. And that’s always been the deal since the start. Hey, we might even have a day off!

  • Handles@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    21 days ago

    Is a lowly Doctor Who star implying that all the online armchair doomsayers declaring the show "dead/woke/Disneyfied/the source of the Western world’s decline” … were blowing smoke out their asses?!

    Looking forward to at least three full, if too short seasons of Ncuti at the TARDIS controls! 💙💙

    Edit: somebody actually watched the episode of Graham Norton, and it seems the line in question has been cut from transmission?

    Let the wild speculation begin…

    • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      It’s certainly encouraging that he’s at least expecting to do a third series. I’ve always assumed that the BBC would carry on even if the Disney deal ends.

      • Handles@leminal.spaceEnglish
        3·
        21 days ago

        Yeah, and even if it’s just a preliminary scheduling of an actor in fairly high demand, “sometime next year” is encouraging. Hopefully The war between what was it again will be a tolerable buffer between proper Doctor Who seasons.