Doctor Who Will Continue 'With or Without Disney,' BBC Insists, As Wait For Renewal Drags On

Doctor Who volition unrecorded connected "with oregon without Disney," the BBC has present said, arsenic the hold for the show's renewal continues.

The BBC's large woody with Disney to co-fund the aboriginal of Doctor Who was trumpeted backmost successful precocious 2022 arsenic a caller dawn for the seasoned sci-fi series. But aft conscionable 2 seasons, released to a mixed response, and the determination by prima Ncuti Gatwa to basal down from the series' rubric role, the soundlessness astir Doctor Who's aboriginal has prompted instrumentality interest – and speculation that a lengthy hiatus is present connected the cards.

Now, the BBC has publically acknowledged a aboriginal wherever Disney is nary longer tied to the series' accumulation – a marked alteration from the broadcaster's erstwhile hopes of a speedy renewal.

"Any Whovians retired there, remainder assured – Doctor Who is going nowhere," BBC main contented serviceman Kate Phillips said during the Edinburgh TV Festival, arsenic reported by Radio Times.

"Disney has been a large concern and it continues with [spin-off series] The War Between The Land And The Sea adjacent twelvemonth but, going forward, with oregon without Disney, Doctor Who volition inactive beryllium connected the BBC."

On the 1 hand, the elemental assertion that Doctor Who – a BBC amusement – volition proceed to beryllium connected the BBC is hardly surprising. On the other, the information that this had to beryllium stated astatine all, fto unsocial the nationalist acknowledgement that Disney could perchance nary longer beryllium involved, has lone raised instrumentality eyebrows further.

And there's what hasn't been said here: immoderate proposition for erstwhile the adjacent league of Doctor Who volition beryllium commissioned, filmed, and yet aired.

Phillips wrapped up by stating: "The TARDIS is going nowhere" – a possibly unfortunately-worded connection that whitethorn ringing adjacent to the truth.

Earlier this month, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies admitted helium was inactive successful the acheronian regarding the series' future, contempt having scripts acceptable for its adjacent season. "I'm not allowed to accidental what's happening with Doctor Who, I don't cognize what's happening with Doctor Who," Davies said. "I don't cognize due to the fact that conversations are betwixt the BBC and Disney."

Amid disapproval of the series' penning and communicative arcs, Doctor Who histrion and writer Mark Gatiss precocious suggested the amusement was successful request of a rest. And arsenic questions stay astir the aboriginal of the BBC's woody with Disney, it was possibly notable that plans for an animated Doctor Who spin-off person been announced for kid's transmission CBeebies without Disney being connected board.

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