Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Doctor Who’s Future Uncertain as Gatwa Exits and Davies Assures Fans It Will Continue

Stalled by Disney+ deal negotiations after a season of slipping viewership, the BBC has yet to greenlight a third season

Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor pose together in the TARDIS in Doctor Who.
Image
©

Overview

  • Russell T Davies declared in Doctor Who Magazine that the series will never end despite a planned production pause
  • Ncuti Gatwa confirmed his departure after two seasons, regenerating into Rose Tyler as portrayed by returning star Billie Piper
  • The BBC has yet to decide on a third season as talks continue over the Disney+ co-production deal covering the remaining 13 episodes
  • Season 15’s live and seven-day consolidated ratings averaged 3.2 million viewers, down half a million from the previous installment
  • A spin-off titled The War Between the Land and the Sea is in production, expanding the Whoniverse beyond the main series