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?
A wide-ranging new report heavily hints that perhaps Disney and the BBC's deal to work on 'Doctor Who' was almost set to fail from the start.
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.
A new report takes a deep dive into why Disney+ decided to walk away from its Doctor Who partnership with the BBC, and the deciding factors include the creative, money, star Ncui Gatwa, and...Trump?!
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.
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.
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 The news that Disney has withdrawn their considerable funding from the revamped Doctor Who should not come as a surprise.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,
Five months after the Series 15 finale of Doctor Who, BBC reveals what the future holds for the fan-favorite sci-fi series.