Disney and Doctor Who part ways

[The Gatekeeper]

If he's writing Christmas 2026 now, they have a year and a half to hire a new showrunner for Spring 2027.

Typically, showrunners have been announced two years prior to their first season premiering in Modern Who. RTD was announced in 2003, his first season aired 2005. Moffat was announced in 2008, his first season aired 2010. Chibnall was announced in 2016, his first season aired 2018. RTD's return was announced in 2021, the Tennant specials aired in 2023. Unless a new showrunner is announced in coming weeks, 2027 will either be run by RTD or there won't be new Who content in 2027.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Typically, showrunners have been announced two years prior to their first season premiering in Modern Who. RTD was announced in 2003, his first season aired 2005. Moffat was announced in 2008, his first season aired 2010. Chibnall was announced in 2016, his first season aired 2018. RTD's return was announced in 2021, the Tennant specials aired in 2023. Unless a new showrunner is announced in coming weeks, 2027 will either be run by RTD or there won't be new Who content in 2027.

Considering the Christmas special next year seems to indicate a series IS coming in 2027... I agree.

Which would mean we either will get an announcement of a new showrunner before the year is out, who will also bring his own Doctor to succeed Piper's Doctor Where, with a new series for 2028....

Or, RTD stays for his third (and final?) year, with scripts he's said to have largely written, to resolve The Boss storyline, and hand over to a successor who won't be introduced until next year (or the year after).

Whats interesting in the second case, it would be the first time a Doctor Who actor would be carried over from one producer to the next, something not seen since Tom Baker's era in the 70's.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Who knows, with Disney out of the picture, Ncuti might even be able to return.

Wouldn't that be awesome? Don't see it, though.

 

[Chaos Descending]

... the Christmas special next year seems to indicate a series IS coming in 2027...

I don't see how that logically follows. I mean, I wish that were true, but that's total speculation.

 

[camdudetenger2018]

now we have to wait 1 year untill the doctor returns on tv

althought in the doctor who audio world they never got axed and the audios just kept going on and on since the 60s with many adventures that are off screen from tv with who knows how many companions doctors masters and ranis

 

[Turtletrekker]

now we have to wait 1 year untill the doctor returns

1989 and 1996 laugh at that notion.

 

[26138]

Another vote here for the Ncuti era being great outside of the finales.

The start of "Season 2" was an improvement, but then Season 2 went downhill, steeply.