While we might only be halfway through the new season of the classic British sci-fi series, “Doctor Who”, work has been underway for months on the second season of the show, which follows the Doctor and Ruby Sunday through infinite adventures across time and space in the TARDIS. From the Regency era in England to war-torn futures, the duo champion the forces of good while encountering incredible friends and dangerous foes.

“Doctor Who” has recently celebrated its 60th anniversary and to concide with Disney coming on board as a distribution partner, the latest season has reset back to number one, since its a perfect time for new viewers to jump in and start a fresh.

This new season of “Doctor Who” follows the Doctor and Ruby Sunday through infinite adventures across time and space in the TARDIS. From the Regency era in England to war-torn futures, the duo champion the forces of good while encountering incredible friends and dangerous foes. The show stars Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and his companion, Ruby Sunday, who is portrayed by Millie Gibson.

Over the weekend, Russell T Davies, who is the showrunner, executive producer and writer of “Doctor Who”, took to social media to confirm that filming has now wrapped on the second season.

Wrap party with @miche_greenidge and a beautiful Cardiff Bay. That’s Season 2 complete, well done everyone! ♥️♥️➕🟦 @bbcdoctorwho @disneyplus @doctorwho_magazine @bbciplayer

The current season is due to end in June, and a holiday special, which will star “Bridgeton’s” Nicola Coughlan, will be released on Christmas Day. Expect to see the second season released globally in 2025 since the show will still need to go through post-production, i.e., adding special effects. With the addition of Disney as a partner, the BBC has had a higher budget to increase the amount and quality of special effects.

The first four episodes of the new season of Doctor Who are available to stream now on the BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom and on Disney+ around the world. New episodes are released simultaneously worldwide on Saturdays at midnight in the UK on the BBC iPlayer and on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. EDT on Disney+ in the U.S. and internationally (excluding the UK).

Roger’s Take: It will be interesting to see how quickly work begins in the third season, as the BBC has already started work in the second season as soon as possible without waiting to see how the new Doctor would go down with audiences. Neither Disney nor the BBC has revealed any official data on viewership for the first few episodes, though the UK TV ratings have shown a decline over previous seasons and week to week.    I do worry that if the viewership isn’t high enough, Disney might not renew its current deal, which it initially signed back in 2022, when Bob Chapek was running the company, since Disney hasn’t done a huge amount of marketing bar for the initial launch week.   But at least in the meantime, we know a second season is on its way and this is a show that’s survived for sixty years and has the ability to keep reinventing itself!

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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