the only thing i hate about this is there's no chance for jonathan groff/rogue to come back :(

but anyway FUCK disney and fuck any attempts to americanise doctor who

If they don't have a mouse-themed villain in the next series, I'll be disappointed.

(I realise there are currently no plans for a next series, but I have faith.)

Thank god.

Oh no, you mean we won't get to see what happened to the space babies!? /S

Wait so I won't get Chris Pratt in my Doctor Who? :(

At this point, I wish BBC was willing to open up its iPlayer service to international, non-UK taxpayers who are willing to pay a monthly fee to use the service. Then they wouldn't need to find a new network and would make more money.

Oh no, please don’t go.

Glad that lingering question was answered sooner rather than later. Hopefully this means a quicker turnaround for the next season now, though I figure it'll still take some time.

Honestly it's Disney, hated BUT I'm still sad that DR Who needs to find a new home!

Wow, I thought they were going to wait until they saw how War did before announcing anything... someone must have had a sneak peek or something...

I love Doctor Who!

The BBC just confirmed that the show will continue and will return with a Christmas special in 2026 penned by showrunner Russell T. Davies.

Good. Let's just put it all behind us and move forward.

Kind of what I was expecting, although I'm not sure if a short break might not have been better. I guess we'll see what happens.

Now for the million dollar question: Who will be in the Christmas special?! :-)

Well, I couldn't stay away from this, could I? I for one am quite happy that Disney cut the ties, finally. That means the Beeb are free to find a new funding partner going forward.

As for Davies, so far he's only confirmed for that holiday special, and honestly I hope he signs off after that. His work has been uneven since he returned (with super high peaks, but cavernous troughs), and it's probably time for new blood.

My suggested opening scene for that next special would be:

We revisit the last seconds of 15's regeneration, standing in the open doorway of the TARDIS as he vanishes in an amber shimmer of light, and is replaced by a familiar blonde WOMAN IN WHITE.

WOMAN IN WHITE: (looks smiling into camera) Oh, hello!

The camera angle changes to a WIDE EXT shot of the TARDIS in space, showing us a figure standing in thin air, facing the WOMAN IN WHITE.

FUGITIVE DOCTOR: Huh. I guess you must be the last guy's Watcher? Off you pop, I have work to do. A whole lotta running.

The WOMAN IN WHITE dematerialises, never to be seen again. Cue SERIES INTRO.

My only surprise is that they announced it now and not early next year. I wish they could have sorted this out a year ago and the BBC could have committed sooner, then we could have kept Ncuti Gatwa around as The Doctor.