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‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Russell T Davies Makes Blunt Confession About Show’s Future

  • 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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‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Russell T Davies Makes Blunt Confession About Show’s Future

The future of 'Doctor Who' remains up in the air after the show's Season 2 finale on Disney+.

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Radio Times broke the news in on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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