Disney+ Kills Doctor Who Partnership
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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?
When Disney teamed up with the BBC in 2022 to help bring Doctor Who to global audiences, it was pitched as a new era for the long-running sci-fi classic, one that would give the series a Marvel-style boost in scale and scope.
In a new press release that also comes with a host of new images, the BBC has confirmed that the series will launch on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in December, though an exact date has not yet been revealed. The US, however, will have a little longer to wait, with the show coming to Disney Plus "in 2026."
Disney has officially ended its Doctor Who Disney deal with the BBC. The streaming giant announced the decision after two seasons of collaboration. Fans now kno
Doctor Who's partnership with Disney+ is finally over, and that's a very good thing for the iconic British sci-fi series.
Disney's decision means that the creatives behind Doctor Who now have the freedom to shop the show around to other potential partners, including other streamers. Depending on when the decision was actually made, this could already be happening.
It’s time the BBC put Doctor Who out of its misery. The news that Disney has withdrawn their considerable funding from the revamped Doctor Who should not come as a surprise. Ever since it returned from a lengthy period of hibernation in 2005,
The bizarre ending to the 2025 season of 'Doctor Who' gave us more than a mystery in whether or not the show would survive to actually tell us who Billie Piper was meant to be playing.