US Edition‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Russell T Davies Makes Blunt Confession About Show’s Future
UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 18 – Showrunner Russell T Davies confirms a production pause after Season 15 amid lowest-ever ratings and lead actor Ncuti Gatwa's exit, with renewal still undecided by BBC and Disney+.
- Russell T Davies, showrunner of the BBC series Doctor Who, said in Doctor Who magazine that the show currently remains on a production pause with no confirmed renewal.
- This pause follows uncertainty over Disney+ co-financing decisions that ended the planned annual production schedule, leaving the show's future increasingly unclear.
- The most recent season ended with star Ncuti Gatwa's exit via a regeneration cliffhanger featuring Billie Piper, while the BBC announced an upcoming animated spin-off for CBeebies pending a production partner.
- Doctor Who remains the BBC's biggest drama for under-35s and accumulated over 70 million viewing hours on iPlayer in 2024 despite a viewer decline of 500,000 from Gatwa’s first season and 1.7 million below 2021's peak.
- Davies emphasized the show will never end, expressed hope for news soon, and acknowledged the production team still does not know what will happen next.
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