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Doctor Who Expands with Pre-School Animated Spin-Off as Live-Action Future Hangs in Balance

With its Disney+ partnership uncertain, the broadcaster is opening bids for an independent preschool-focused Doctor Who animation on CBeebies

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Ncuti Gatwa leaning over a desk in a red tartan jacket pointing at someone in Doctor Who
Doctor Who actors Ncuti Gatwa, Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi and David Tennant (CREDIT: BBC)

Overview

  • BBC has invited pitches for a 26-episode animated Doctor Who series aimed at preschoolers that will operate separately from the main live-action show
  • The new CBeebies series will follow the Doctor and companions solving age-appropriate mysteries and challenges for a young audience
  • Negotiations between the BBC and Disney+ over future seasons of the live-action series remain unresolved, leaving its continuation unconfirmed
  • Production is under way on another Whoniverse project, The War Between the Land and the Sea, co-developed by BBC and Disney+
  • Cast members confirmed that Season 2’s finale underwent significant reshoots after Ncuti Gatwa’s departure altered the originally planned ending