Summary

  • Doctor Who season 2 premieres on April 12 with 8 episodes, featuring guest stars like Alan Cummings.
  • Fans will see Ncuti Gatwa return as the Doctor alongside new companion Belinda Chandra in the upcoming season.
  • Potential cancellation rumors and speculations about future of the show heighten the anticipation for the new season.

A lot of people are talking about the upcoming second season of Doctor Who at the moment, as the show's long-term future is currently up in the air. A trailer has already dropped to give audiences a glimpse at what will be happening in season two of Doctor Who while confirming that the Time Lord will get a new companion known as Belinda Chandra.

This will be Ncuti Gatwa's second season in the titular role, following his previous season, which explored the mystery surrounding his original companion, Ruby Sunday. The teaser trailers that have been revealed so far for Doctor Who showcase a range of characters and locations that have excited the fans, and now there is a tangible date for people to look ahead toward.

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Disney and the BBC have revealed that Doctor Who will come spinning back onto television screens in the Tardis on April 12. The premiere episode will drop on Disney Plus at 12 am PT/3 am ET in the United States and on BBC and the BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom. After that, the episodes will be released on a weekly basis, with season two having eight episodes. On top of that, one of the big guest stars was confirmed to be The Traitors host Alan Cummings, who will be involved in the show's second episode as Mr. Ring-a-Ding.

Several other guest stars have already been confirmed for Doctor Who, such as Rose Ayling-Ellis, Christopher Chung, Anita Dobson, Michelle Greenidge, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruth Madeley, Jemma Redgrave, and Susan Twist. This proves that Doctor Who will once again be a star-studded show, as top actors are coming together to help continue the story of this legendary science-fiction series.

There will be an element of pressure on the upcoming season of Doctor Who as there have been reports and claims that the show could be getting canceled after this season. There is speculation that Gatwa has already recorded an open-ended regeneration scene that BBC and Disney would be able to plug in if he walks away in a bid to wrap up his time on the show. With fan rumors swirling about the possibility of David Tennant returning to the show, there is a lot on the line for this particular season as there will be a lot of eyeballs on the product looking at what Doctor Who has in store for people once again.

Axing a show as iconic as Doctor Who would certainly be a huge call to make, even if it was just being put on ice for a few years. However, a lot of the decisions apparently boil down to the viewership that the show gets. There's no doubt that the premiere episode of Doctor Who will draw plenty of attention given the popularity of the show, with this being something that will kickstart the story and set the tempo for the season moving forward. The excitement and anticipation for Doctor Who will only grow from this point, and with the premiere date just around the corner, people don't have long to wait.

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Doctor Who
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Sci-Fi
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Release Date
2005 - 2022-00-00
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BBC
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    Jodie Whittaker
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