Disney Is No Longer Backing ‘Physician Who’

The BBC has confirmed, after months of hypothesis, that Physician Who will return at Christmas subsequent 12 months—and when it does, it’ll accomplish that with out the help of Disney.

The British broadcaster confirmed in a statement today that after two seasons (and the upcoming spinoff The Struggle Between the Land and the Sea) Disney won’t renew its partnership to cofund and distribute Physician Who. The present will return at Christmas 2026, for a brand new particular written by present showrunner Russell T. Davies.

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