The Walt Disney Company is flush with new funding Doctor Who A new spin-off work will be born.
of BBC and Disney+ Ordered Battle on land and seaa five-part spinoff series. Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw Existing Doctor Who Starring Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient.
Battle on land and sea It focuses on the military organization UNIT. According to the logline, an international crisis is triggered when a terrifying ancient race emerges from the sea and reveals itself to humanity. With the entire human race at risk, UNIT springs into action as they wage war on land and sea.
Doctor Who Showrunner and executive producer Russell T. Davies wrote the spinoff with Pete McTighe.A Discovery of Witches) and featured the return of the Sea Devils. Doctor Who The villain first appeared in 1972, after a spinoff was hinted at in the 14th episode of season 14 of the revival era, “73 Yards.”
The series, announced at Comic-Con, will be the latest spin-off of the classic British sci-fi series. K-9 and CompanyFocusing on the adventures of Sarah Jane Smith and her robot dog, it was the first official spin-off, albeit only lasting one episode in 1981. Torchwood Perhaps the most successful spin-off, it was written by Russell T. Davies, starred John Barrowman and ran for four seasons. There were also two animated series. Infinite Quest and Dreamland – A series for young people of Sarah Jane Adventures, It starred Elisabeth Sladen and ran for five seasons on the children’s network CBBC. classIt ran for one season on BBC3.
Spin-off Doctor Who –It’s all set in The Whoniverse– Plans have been in the works since Davis returned to the franchise. and Disney+ joins the funLast year, It’s a sin “It’s time to move on,” creator Davis told GQ. Doctor Who.
“I had no intention of criticising the people who were running it at the time, but they were operating within BBC standards and I thought it was time to move on. Doctor Who. I thought the streaming platform was ready and the spinoff was ready, and when I was there, I always believed in spinoffs. Torchwood As a spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures “As a spin-off. After I left, the spin-off declined. I know why. And after 2008, I left because there was a lack of funding. As a public broadcaster, I think it’s fair enough that the money is used for other things,” he said.
Tovey is best known for appearing in series such as the BBC supernatural comedy The Hunger Games. As a person HBO series LookingHe also American Horror Story: NYC and Feud: Capote vs. the Swans. Mbatha-Raw previously said, Doctor Who She played Tish Jones, sister of companion Martha Jones, who starred in the Fox series. touch Alongside Kiefer Sutherland, Apple Morning Show and surface And Disney+ Loki.
The series is produced by Bad Wolf in association with Disney Branded Television and BBC’s BBC Studios. Filming begins next month and will be directed by Dylan Holmes Williams, who directed season one episodes “73 Yards” and “Dot and Bubble.” Executive producers are Davis, Phil Collinson, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter.
The spinoff will air after season 14 (season 1 on Disney+), which finished airing last month. Sex Education Ncuti Gatwa will play the 15th Doctor, and Millie Gibson will play his companion, Ruby Sunday. Thanks to Disney’s involvement, Doctor Who has previously aired on BBC America in the US. Doctor Who That skyrocketed to about $13 million per episode.
However, it has not been a ratings success. In the UK, the first episode, broadcast in May, was a disappointing 2.6 million viewers, far short of the viewership of the first episode starring former Doctor Jodie Whittaker, and the special starring Tennant, which drew 2 million viewers. According to Barb data provided by overnights.tv, when considering the seven-day combined viewership, the average viewership for the whole series was about 1.5 million fewer per episode compared to Whittaker’s previous series in 2021, and it did not rank high in Barb’s daily seven-day streaming rankings. The BBC has highlighted that it is the public broadcaster’s top drama under 35 this year.
“Ratings are an issue,” a source told Deadline. “You can talk all you want about younger viewers, but ratings for the specials and the Jodie show are still low. [Whittaker] “I think there are serious discussions going on. Disney wants to see the results.”
Apparently, Disney+ doesn’t release ratings. Doctor Who Parrot Analytics, a viewership firm, told Deadline that “Doctor Who” was the most popular British show with U.S. audiences since its release, and rose to seventh place on the list of Disney+’s most popular series, behind the likes of “Doctor Who.” The Simpsons And that Star Wars Derivatives.
