Information of David Tennant’s return to Physician Who as a new-ish version of his outdated self felt like a giant hit on the nostalgic feels for longtime followers. As a part of the BBC’s sixtieth anniversary of the longtime sequence, he and a equally returning Catherine Tate as Donna Noble will get into some extra time journey shenanigans one final time earlier than Ncuti Gatwa takes over as the brand new Fifteenth Physician.
That particular—or the primary installment of it, because it’s a three-parter—gained’t be showing till the autumn, however the BBC launched a brand new trailer that exhibits how tousled time has gotten, once more. The one ones who’re able to setting issues proper are the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna, and the pair will cross paths with a wide range of faces in the course of the specials. Along with Neil Patrick Harris as a cryptic showman, a pair of old alien races from the franchise’s previous—the deceptively cute Beep the Meep and the extra upfront Wrarth Warriors—are proven to be vital gamers within the specials. And there’s nonetheless the large query hanging over all of this: what function does Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney have right here because the mysterious newcomer Rose?
The primary a part of Physician Who’s sixtieth anniversary trilogy, referred to as The Star Beast, will hit BBC America on November [TK]. Components two and three, aka Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, are anticipated to launch within the coming months, after which Gatwa’s Fifteenth period will take over starting in 2024, and with the added bonus of longtime showrunner Russell T. Davies and a few extra Disney money behind it.
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