Overview
- Executive producer Jane Tranter said the BBC–Disney+ partnership covers 26 episodes, with 21 delivered and five spin‑off episodes still to come.
- Tranter called a former writer’s description of the series as "as dead as we’ve ever known" both rude and untrue, insisting the Doctor will return.
- She reiterated that planning for what comes next rests with BBC Studios and Disney+, with choices to be made after The War Between the Land and the Sea streams.
- BBC content chief Kate Phillips has said the show will remain on the BBC regardless of whether Disney continues co‑producing.
- Recent reporting notes lower average viewership for the latest season compared with the previous one, adding commercial pressure as decisions near.