The first of the three specials, titled ‘The Star Beast,’ premieres November 25 and stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate, with the new season debuting in 2024.
New Who, new home! Who knew? Last fall, Disney Branded Television and the BBC announced they would join forces to bring the fan-favorite series Doctor Who to a global audience. Now, the trailer and premiere dates have been revealed for the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. Titled “The Star Beast” (Nov. 25), “Wild Blue Yonder” (Dec. 2) and “The Giggle” (Dec. 9), the specials will reunite the 14th Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Temple-Noble (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris).
Additional new cast members include Yasmin Finney as Rose Temple-Noble, Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep and Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham, as well as returning characters Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple, and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.
Doctor Who is the longest-running action-adventure television series in the world, spanning 60 years and winning over 100 awards. This quintessentially British show has a huge global following, with 9.6 million fans across social platforms and channels and 100 million video views on YouTube in the last year alone.
Doctor Who is produced by Bad Wolf and BBC Studios. The series returns under the creative vision of longtime showrunner Russell T. Davies, who also serves as a writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Phil Collinson, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner, and Jane Tranter. The 60th-anniversary specials are written by Davies and directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley, and Chanya Button, respectively. BBC Studios is handling global distribution.
Ncuti Gatwa takes control of the TARDIS as the 15th Doctor over the festive period, and the new season of Doctor Who streams globally in 2024 on Disney+ and on the BBC in the UK and Ireland.
Watch the Doctor and Donna reunite in the official trailer for Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials now:
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