That’s a wrap on “Doctor Who” and its Disney vacation.
The long-running sci-fi series is parting ways with Disney+, Deadline reports.
The streamer became the show’s exclusive United States home for new episodes starting in November 2023, around the time of the series’ 60th anniversary. The Disney+ run also coincided with Ncuti Gatwa’s run as the titular Time Lord.
The Season 2 finale, “The Reality War,” marked the end of Gatwa’s time on “Doctor Who.” “This journey has been one that I will never forget,” he said in a statement at the time, “and a role that will be part of me forever.”
Seemingly taking Gatwa’s place as the TARDIS took flight at episode’s end was a face very familiar to Whovians. When a regeneration that the Doctor had fought off in previous scenes could be denied no more, he was given a new form — that of franchise vet Billie Piper.
“It’s no secret how much I love this show,” Piper said, having played companion Rose Tyler in the mid-aughts (alongside Christopher Eccleston and then David Tennant), “and I have always said I would love to return to the Whoniverse as I have some of my best memories there, so to be given the opportunity to step back on that TARDIS one more time was just something I couldn’t refuse.”
Deadline also reports that “Doctor Who” will continue on BBC, returning with a 2026 Christmas special written by showrunner Russell T. Davies.
TVLine has reached out to Disney+ and BBC for comment. —Matt Webb Mitovich contributed to this report
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