The BBC confirmed on Tuesday that its 'Doctor Who' co-production deal with Disney had vaporized. What went wrong on the series starring Ncuti Gatwa?

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.

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

This week, the BBC confirmed the future of Doctor Who with a Christmas 2026 special written by Russell T Davies and the promise of a future season. But the announcement came alongside confirmation that the show’s partnership with Disney+ had come to an end after two seasons and upcoming spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea.

Doctor Who's brief era as a partner with Disney is over. So what exactly happened? We break down the likely reasons the deal may have ended. The post Why Did Disney and DOCTOR WHO Part Ways? appeared first on Nerdist.

At the end of this year, the show (currently under returning showrunner Russel T Davies) shocked the nation by airing Ncuti’s unexpected regeneration into Rose Tyler star Billie Piper.