Disney+ Kills Doctor Who Partnership
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Disney ditches Doctor Who deal as fans left to wait more than a year for next episode
Disney ditches Doctor Who deal as fans left to wait more than a year for next episode - Next episode of main series will arrive a whole 19 months after Ncuti Gatwa's final episode in May 2025
Disney has pulled out of its Doctor Who partnership with the BBC after just two series following what critics called the show’s “woke” rebrand.
The BBC struck a deal with Disney+ to air Doctor Who in 2022, with the idea that the American media conglomerate could take the franchise to the next level. “They said, ‘We want to make Doctor Who bigger.
Five months after the Series 15 finale of Doctor Who, BBC reveals what the future holds for the fan-favorite sci-fi series.